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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

New Mexico 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.68$3.09 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$7.94 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $5 to $48Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
$3.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.16

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 26th of 51

$5.75

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.