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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

South Carolina 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 6 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$6.17$6.03 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$24.55 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $11 to $204Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $6

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
$12.02
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.72

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 1st of 51

$22.39

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.