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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

North Dakota 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.

How much does Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail cost?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$7.24 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$7.24 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $5 to $123Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $54
$5$10$20$50$100facility $51professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.59

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in South Carolina than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$11.48

SC $22.39DC $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.