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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Arkansas 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$7.76$4.79 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$8.71 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $12Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20facility $9professional $8

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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.48
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.72

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$8.71

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.