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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Washington, DC 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 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$20.42$20.42 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$20.42 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $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
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $20.42 · 45th 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.