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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Tennessee 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$132$107 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$525 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,074Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $95 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $132

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
$141.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 27th of 51

$138

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.