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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 October 2026.

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

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.92$4.68 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$9.33 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $69Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $7

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
$9.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.50
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
$4.57
Typical High
$4.68

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 18th of 51

$8.91

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.