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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Utah 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 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$21.88$15.14 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$24.55 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $5 to $54Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $5 to $31
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $22

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
$4.57
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22

Where Utah 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.

Utah $22.91 · 24th 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.