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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Washington, DC 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 $45 · 10th–90th $6$540%20%10th90th$45Professionalmedian $6 · 10th–90th $6$270%50%90th$6$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0

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
$5.75
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$13.18