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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Mississippi 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 4 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$28.84$20.42 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$24.55 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $49Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $27professional $29

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
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $28.84 · 8th 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.