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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Colorado 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.89$5.25 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$14.13 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$5.89
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
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
$2.88
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.55

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 27th of 51

$8.32

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.