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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Mississippi 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$8.32$5.25 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$13.49 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20facility $13professional $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
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$3.16
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.85

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 7th of 51

$11.48

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.