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Skin, Hair, Or Nail Sample Exam For Fungus Or Mites

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87220

A small sample of skin, hair, or nail is treated with a special solution and examined directly under a microscope to look for fungal infection or tiny parasites such as scabies mites. Results are typically available quickly since the sample is examined right away rather than grown in a culture over several days.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skin, Hair, Or Nail Sample Exam For Fungus Or Mites cost?

$3.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.47 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.09 to $4.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $16Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$5$10$20facility $7professional $3

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
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$6.17

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$3.47

KS $11.22MD $3.47

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.