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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

New Hampshire 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$7.94$5.01 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$13.18 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $174Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$22.91
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$22.91

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$12.59

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.