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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

South 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$126$110 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$145 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $126 to $16,596Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $91 to $174
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $240professional $126

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
$125.89
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $135 · 31st of 51
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.