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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Ohio 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$10.72 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$26.92 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $22 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $13

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$112.20
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$37.15

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 29th of 51

$18.62

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.