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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

North Carolina 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$6.17 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$20.42 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $123Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $12

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$14.45

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.