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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Maine 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.72 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 $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $71Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $14

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 38th of 51

$16.22

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.