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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Pennsylvania 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$12.30 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$24.55 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $81Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $35professional $22

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.57
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$40.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.90
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$40.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$93.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.57
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 19th of 51

$22.39

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.