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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

New Hampshire 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.39 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.39$3.09 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$9.12 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $17
$2$5$10$20facility $16professional $3

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
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$21.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.76
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 22nd of 51

$5.89

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.