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Grinding A Tissue Sample For Culture

Nevada rates for HCPCS 87176

A laboratory preparation step in which a piece of tissue is broken down into an even suspension so that any bacteria or other organisms held inside it are released. Spreading that suspension onto growth media gives a far better chance of growing whatever is present than placing an intact fragment would. It is billed in addition to the culture that follows.

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th–90th $4$440%10%10th90th$10Professionalmedian $5 · 10th–90th $4$310%20%10th90th$5$0.1$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0

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
$3.98
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.08
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.55
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$30.90