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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Montana 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$30.90$11.22 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$26.92 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $11 to $178
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $31

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22

Where Montana 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.

Montana $30.90 · 5th 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.