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Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism

Wyoming 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$6.46 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$4.37 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $15Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$2$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $7

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
$5.13
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.24

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 11th of 51

$7.24

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.