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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Kentucky 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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$6.61$4.07 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$6.46 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $7

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
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.47
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
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$6.61

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.