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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Maine 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?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.37$3.80 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$7.41 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $63Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $5

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
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$18.20

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$6.31

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.