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

Delaware 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?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $4.47 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$4.07	$3.39 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$4.47	$3.55 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $21Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $3.55 Median $3.55 Typical High $4.47	Facility	None	$3.55	$3.55	$4.47
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.24 Median $3.89 Typical High $5.89	Professional	None	$2.24	$3.89	$5.89
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2.75 Median $2.75 Typical High $8.13	Facility	None	$2.75	$2.75	$8.13
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.63 Median $5.01 Typical High $30.20	Professional	None	$2.63	$5.01	$30.20
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $18.20 Median $18.20 Typical High $20.89	Facility	None	$18.20	$18.20	$20.89
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2.69 Median $4.07 Typical High $6.03	Professional	None	$2.69	$4.07	$6.03

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 43rd of 51

$4.07

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.