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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Arizona 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$18.20$11.48 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$19.50 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $17 to $117Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $6 to $178
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $42professional $18

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
$17.78
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $21.88 · 34th 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.