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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Washington 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.

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th–90th $8$780%10%10th90th$17Professionalmedian $8 · 10th–90th $6$480%10%20%10th90th$8$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.37
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$13.80