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

Tennessee 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?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.24 to $5.89.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $9professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$3.39
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$1.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$6.76
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.03

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th of 51

$4.27

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.