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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

South Dakota 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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$5.75$3.63 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$5.01 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $21Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.17
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 19th of 51

$6.03

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.