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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism cost?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.37$3.72 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$4.27 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $25Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$39.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.24

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Delaware· 37th of 51

$4.79

VT $36.31MD $3.89

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.