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Corneal Surface Sample For Infection Testing

Wyoming 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?

$398

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $550.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,236Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $162 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $398

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 1st of 51

$398

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.