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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Arizona 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$4.57$3.80 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$10.00 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $5 to $38Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $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
$7.94
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.08

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $6.46 · 27th 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.