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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Minnesota 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$7.76$6.61 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$7.76 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $7 to $79Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $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
$7.24
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$18.20
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.86

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$9.12

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.