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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Nevada 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 July 2026.

How much does Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism cost?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.57$4.07 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$4.79 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $39Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0facility $9professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.51
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$1.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $4.68 · 47th of 51
WV $54.95DC $4.27

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.