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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Rhode Island 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$5.50 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.33 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15
$5$10$20facility $9professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$8.32

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.