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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Alaska 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 October 2026.

How much does Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$17.38$10.23 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$26.92 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $8 to $224Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $49professional $17

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
$25.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$67.61

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$18.20

AK $18.20MD $5.75

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.