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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Vermont 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$10.23$6.31 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$83.18 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $13 to $129Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $83professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$16.98

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$13.18

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.