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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Nevada 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 6 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$20.89$16.22 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$22.91 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $21 to $145Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $31
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $43professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$38.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $21.88 · 32nd 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.