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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Tennessee 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$6.03$4.57 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$8.71 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5$10$20facility $15professional $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
$6.17
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.23
Typical High
$1.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.77

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 38th of 51

$6.92

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.