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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87084

A laboratory culture in which a sample is grown on a plate to see whether disease-causing bacteria are present. Alongside the presence or absence of growth, the amount of growth is estimated by comparing the plate against a reference standard. It is a screening step, and further work is needed to name the exact organism.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Screening Culture With Growth Estimate cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $102 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$26.92 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$74.13 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $27 to $316Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $11 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$107.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$60.26

AK $60.26AL $10.47

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.