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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

California 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 $23 · 10th–90th $9$980%10%10th90th$23Professionalmedian $9 · 10th–90th $6$480%20%10th90th$9$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K

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
$9.33
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$22.39
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.50
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.50
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$16.22