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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$18.20$12.88 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$16.60 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $48Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $25professional $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
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $20.42 · 44th 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.