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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism cost?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$3.80$3.02 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$4.68 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $62Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $13
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $4

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
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$13.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 38th of 51

$4.68

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.