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

Vermont 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$4.27 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$7.08 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $4 to $83Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $33professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.55

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$6.03

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.