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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Tennessee 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 6 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$4.07$3.89 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$6.61 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $4 to $49Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $19professional $4

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
$4.27
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.24

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $4.57 · 50th 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.