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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Idaho 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.17$4.90 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$7.76 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $29Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $6

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$11.22

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$8.91

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.