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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Kansas 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$23.44$20.42 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$26.92 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $63Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $32professional $23

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
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $26.30 · 18th 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.