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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Alabama 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 July 2026.

How much does Screening Culture With Growth Estimate cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 4 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$19.50$11.48 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$11.22 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $31
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $19professional $19

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
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $19.50 · 47th of 51
ND $40.74CT $10.72

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.