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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 87101

A scraping or clipping of skin, hair or nail is placed on a growth medium in the laboratory to see whether a fungus grows, and anything that grows is given a preliminary identification. It is used to confirm conditions such as ringworm, athlete's foot or a fungal nail infection before treatment is started. Fungi grow slowly, so results take longer than a bacterial culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th–90th $7$870%10%10th90th$17Professionalmedian $7 · 10th–90th $5$190%20%10th90th$7$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.75