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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $26.92.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $20

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$20.42

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.