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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

South Dakota 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$17.78 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$28.84 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $13 to $52Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $6 to $66
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $27

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 14th of 51

$26.92

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.