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Yeast Identification From A Culture

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87106

This laboratory test identifies the specific type of yeast growing in a sample that was placed in a culture to encourage growth. It is used to confirm a fungal infection and help guide the choice of antifungal treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Yeast Identification From A Culture cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$9.33$9.33 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$14.13 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $68Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$10$20$50facility $19professional $9

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
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in South Dakota than in Tennessee. 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.

Connecticut· 47th of 51

$10.23

SD $67.61TN $8.32

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.