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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

West Virginia 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$5.37$4.47 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$6.92 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $65Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $5

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
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$51.29
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$20.89

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$6.46

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.