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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Louisiana 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$29.51$20.42 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$28.84 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $91Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $37
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $30

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
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $33.11 · 3rd 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.