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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Idaho 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$15.14 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$26.92 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $19 to $95Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $28

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$32.36

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.