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Yeast Identification From A Culture

West Virginia 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 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 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$8.32$7.76 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$61.66 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $69professional $8

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
$15.49
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$66.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.88

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 2nd of 51

$66.07

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.