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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 July 2026.

How much does Screening Culture With Growth Estimate cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$18.62$11.22 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$26.92 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $22 to $89Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $44
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $19

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
$21.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$112.20
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$32.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $21.88 · 31st 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.