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Yeast Identification From A Culture

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 5 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$8.51$6.92 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$10.23 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $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
$19.50
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.48

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd 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.