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

Utah 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?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.27$3.24 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$5.13 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $38Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $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
$5.37
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$19.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.50
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.27

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 22nd of 51

$4.90

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.