go back

Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Montana rates for HCPCS 65430

This is the collection of a small sample of cells or material from the surface of the cornea, the clear front layer of the eye, to check for an infection under a microscope and in a laboratory culture. It's used when an eye infection is suspected and the specific cause needs to be identified to choose the right treatment. The sample is taken with a gentle scraping motion, typically after numbing the eye.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $191 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$93.33 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$174 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $170 to $214Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $89 to $219
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Montana· 29th of 51

$135

WY $398KY $115

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.