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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Arkansas 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 6 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$20.42$11.22 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$21.88 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $42Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $7 to $34
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $31professional $20

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
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.90
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $21.38 · 38th 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.