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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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$7.76$4.17 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$7.59 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20facility $10professional $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
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.00
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$10.47

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th 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.