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Screening Culture With Growth Estimate

Vermont 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 5 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$15.14$15.14 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$26.92 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $10 to $151Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $66professional $15

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$58.88

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $15.14 · 50th 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.