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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Minnesota 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 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$26.92$24.55 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$26.92 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $27 to $200Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $40
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $72professional $27

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
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $26.92 · 12th 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.