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Yeast Identification From A Culture

South Dakota 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 7 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$67.61$15.14 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$19.95 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $12 to $69Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $8 to $151
$5$10$20$50$100facility $69professional $68

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
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$151.36
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$67.61

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.