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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87147

After an organism has already been grown from a patient's sample in the laboratory, this step uses an antibody-based reaction to further identify or classify exactly which organism it is. This is a laboratory identification step rather than a test that detects an infection directly from the original patient sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism cost?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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$5.50$4.07 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$7.08 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $66Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $8professional $5

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
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.13
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$8.71

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $8.13 · 17th of 51
WV $54.95DC $4.27

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.