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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

North Carolina 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 7 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$123$107 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$115 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $98 to $2,089Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $98 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $178professional $123

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$126

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.