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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 July 2026.

How much does Lab Identification Of A Cultured Organism cost?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 4 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$4.68$4.07 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$10.72 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $40Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $17
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $15professional $5

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.24

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $5.13 · 41st 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.