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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Ohio 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 9 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$115$100 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$331 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $126 to $10,715Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $95 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $115

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
$114.82
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$129

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.