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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Vermont 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$6.46$4.17 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$36.31 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $21 to $98Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $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
$20.89
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.75

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$36.31

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.