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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

New Mexico 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$6.31$4.68 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$12.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $7 to $71Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $30professional $6

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
$5.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.68

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 22nd of 51

$8.51

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.