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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

New York 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 $14 · 10th–90th $7$310%10%10th90th$14Professionalmedian $7 · 10th–90th $4$140%20%10th90th$7$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

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
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$19.05
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$51.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.79
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$17.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55