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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 July 2026.

How much does Screening Culture With Growth Estimate cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$20.42$13.49 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$12.30 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $178
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $26professional $20

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $20.42 · 46th 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.