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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Alabama 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.31$4.07 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$10.47 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $10Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $10professional $6

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.38
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.78

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$8.91

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.