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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

New Mexico 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$13.18$6.46 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$13.80 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $87Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 44th of 51

$15.49

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.