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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

North Dakota 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $54.95.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $49Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $19 to $62
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $42

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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $40.74 · 1st 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.