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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Washington, DC 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.

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th–90th $2$520%10%10th90th$17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th–90th $4$180%50%90th$4$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$8.91