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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th–90th $7$1050%5%10%10th90th$35Professionalmedian $8 · 10th–90th $6$110%10%20%10th90th$8$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.72
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00