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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Delaware 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.00 to $22.39.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $50Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $39
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $13

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
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$16.22

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.