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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 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 9 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$11.48$6.46 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$26.92 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $18 to $74Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $39
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $43professional $11

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
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$38.90
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$131.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$52.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$60.26
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36

Where New York 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 York $21.88 · 36th 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.