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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Iowa 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$16.22 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$20.89 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$58.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$26.92

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.