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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Hawaii 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.79 to $11.22.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20facility $5professional $9

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
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.17
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Hawaii· 18th of 51

$7.94

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.