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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Michigan 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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$6.46$5.75 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$7.24 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $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
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.55
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$41.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$2.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$10.00

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$7.24

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.