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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Mississippi 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.50 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.50$3.55 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$8.51 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10facility $9professional $5

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
$5.50
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.09
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$10.47

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 9th of 51

$7.41

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.