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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

North Carolina 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?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.17$3.55 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.17 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

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
$4.17
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$0.83
Typical High
$0.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.39
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$4.17

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.