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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Virginia 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.

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th–90th $5$740%10%10th90th$28Professionalmedian $4 · 10th–90th $3$130%20%10th90th$4$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$8.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$5.37