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Yeast Identification From A Culture

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $24.55 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$8.51$7.59 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$18.62 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $40
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $25professional $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
$7.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.77
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st 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.