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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

South Dakota 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$178$110 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$107 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $87 to $4,365Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $93 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $148professional $178

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
$102.33
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$812.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$178

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.