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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Utah 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$6.92$6.31 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$9.77 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $69Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $7

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
$9.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.92
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$10.72

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 41st of 51

$7.24

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.