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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Oregon 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 8 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$26.30$11.22 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$26.92 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $27 to $60Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $42
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $27professional $26

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
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $26.92 · 15th 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.