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

West Virginia 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?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $3.89 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$3.47$2.88 to $6.17
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.89$3.89 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$30.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.76

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$3.89

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.