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

Maryland 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 Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.47 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.09 to $3.89.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$2$5$10facility $3professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.79
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st 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.