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

North Dakota 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.46$4.90 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$3.02 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $3 to $45Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$6.46

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.