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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 October 2026.

How much does Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$7.94$7.76 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.38 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $9 to $81Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $8

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
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.33
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 11th of 51

$9.77

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.