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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Oklahoma 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 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$117$110 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$21.38 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $17 to $3,890Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $98 to $148
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $126professional $117

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
$109.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 42nd of 51

$120

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.