Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Bakersfield, CA: $5.43

Avg. Paid

$5.43

Range

$0.00 – $276.98

Total Claims

151,131

Providers

Typical Payment Range

Typical Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests payments fall between $3.29 and $8.84 per claim (median: $5.68). The top 10% of payments exceed $14.70.

Based on per-provider averages across all Medicaid claims in this category.

Laboratory tests that grow and identify bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms from specimens to diagnose infections and guide antibiotic treatment.

Understanding these costs

The amounts shown are Medicaid reimbursement rates — what state Medicaid programs paid providers per claim. Medicaid typically pays well below private insurance rates and out-of-pocket prices. Use this data to compare relative costs between providers, not as a price estimate for privately insured or self-pay patients.

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Bakersfield, CA

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Fangluo Liu 6501 Truxtun Ave	$1.20	34,987	31,004
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital 420 34Th St	$5.54	22,702	21,996
Kern County Hospital Authority 1700 Mount Vernon Avenue	$3.10	22,407	20,572
Dignity Health 2215 Truxtun Ave	$5.61	18,600	18,098
San Joaquin Community Hospital 2615 Chester Ave	$2.31	14,356	12,078
Kern County Hospital Authority 1111 Columbus St	$4.99	13,168	11,953
Agnes Y. Wu 1700 C St	$0.84	6,282	5,410
Ellen Bunyi-Teopengco 2615 Eye St	$0.99	3,072	2,598
Independence Ipa, A Medical Group, Inc. Dba Independence Medical Group 1801 16Th St	$0.05	1,842	1,745
Jason Paul Helliwell 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 300	$5.37	1,796	1,643
South Valley Pathology Associates 420 34Th St	$0.77	1,683	1,532
Hans Yu 9508 Stockdale Hwy	$5.83	1,150	1,149
Rajeev Krishan 9900 Stockdale Hwy Ste 208	$2.07	1,130	992
Advanced Womens Health Center, A Medical Corporation 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 300	$2.82	1,130	1,109
Heart Hospital Of Bk, Llc 3001 Sillect Avenue	$4.03	1,058	797
Eural E. Gordon 7400 District Blvd Ste C	$193.57	802	633
Leonard Perez 2005 17Th St	$5.59	462	458
Vasanthi Srinivas 2005 17Th St	$5.53	448	443
Renee Michelle Rocha 13061 Rosedale Hwy Ste G511	$276.98	380	374
Good Samaritan Hospital Ca Ltd Ptp 901 Olive Dr	$4.64	370	354
Juan Gabriel Corona 2303 S Union Ave Ste C2	$6.54	295	281
August Accetta 9730 Brimhall Rd Ste 1	$7.02	235	229
Miguel L Lascano 1524 27Th St	$2.59	234	224
Hung Q Luu Tran 1801 28Th St	$276.60	221	211
Rebecca Rivera 2525 Eye St	$5.68	219	219
Philipp Ramon Melendez 3535 San Dimas St	$5.68	182	182
David Lee Riggs 420 34Th St	$1.08	147	147
Brian M Cullison 212 Coffee Rd Ste 100	$0.00	144	135
Daniel B Jurich 815 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	$7.51	140	140
Chibuike Anucha 608 34Th St	$12.77	120	120
Beneece Davis-Phillips 1611 1St St	$3.56	118	118
Ishaan Singh Kalha 6001 Truxtun Ave	$4.91	118	108
Bakersfield Pathology Medical Group 1661 29Th St	$1.83	90	78
Olga Meave 2400 Wible Rd Ste 14	$7.45	88	85
Cary Scott Shakespeare 1801 16Th St Ste B	$5.70	76	76
Addias Mervin 625 34Th St Ste 100&200	$3.80	75	72
Deepak Wahi 10204 Hinderhill Dr	$0.63	72	57
Jay A Greenstein 11309 Covent Gardens Dr	$9.18	65	65
Jot Preet Singh Sahi 815 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	$7.51	62	61
Benjamin Thomas Gaskins 420 34Th St	$1.15	59	58
Bakersfield Pathology Medical Group 2615 Eye St	$0.99	46	44
Rajeev R Manu 9870 Brimhall Rd Unit 100	$3.72	39	39
Robert Barnes 7801 Calle Cerca	$2.61	38	38
Ravinderjit Kaur Singh 9900 Stockdale Hwy	$7.70	38	38
Mark Jeffrey Loewen 10717 Rising Sun Dr	$6.20	37	37
Siniva Lynne Helliwell 8501 Brimhall Rd Ste 300	$2.87	32	31
Nadeem A Goraya 3838 San Dimas St Ste A200	$7.60	32	31
Laboratory Corporation Of America 3550 Q Street Ste 102	$0.00	30	29
Tamas Kocsis 815 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd	$4.66	29	28
Gorli Harish 10319 Dorchester St	$3.56	27	27

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

A specimen is collected (swab, blood, urine, etc.) and sent to the lab where it's placed in a growth medium. Results for rapid tests (like strep) are available in minutes. Standard cultures take 24-72 hours. Sensitivity testing (determining which antibiotics will work) takes an additional day. Your doctor may start treatment before results are available.

Cost Components

National average Medicaid payment per billing code. Individual rates vary by provider and state.

Code	Description	Avg. Paid	Claims	Providers
87081	Bacterial culture screen	$6.09	17,067,723	13,148
87070	Bacterial culture any source	$7.92	16,974,753	10,129
87186	Susceptibility MIC per agent	$4.81	16,618,129	4,454
87077	Bacterial culture aerobic ID	$5.04	14,909,874	4,673
87205	Gram stain smear primary	$2.40	4,994,833	2,839
87210	Wet mount infectious agent	$5.11	4,712,262	6,976
87147	Culture typing immunologic	$3.18	2,451,709	1,203
87150	Culture typing nucleic pulse	$30.04	1,606,021	729
87075	Bacterial culture anaerobic ID	$5.59	1,503,203	1,156
87184	Susceptibility disk method	$4.38	1,443,783	653
87177	Ova/parasite smear	$4.80	1,206,576	603
87209	Smear complex stain ova/para	$9.06	1,133,525	393
87102	Fungal culture other	$4.97	525,252	550
87206	Smear fluorescent/acid fast	$2.77	350,856	384
87101	Fungal culture skin	$4.04	296,460	164
87110	Chlamydia culture	$8.71	248,967	475
87116	Mycobacterial culture	$4.86	198,775	320
87076	Bacterial culture anaerobic def	$6.97	168,632	188
87071	Bacterial culture quantitative	$5.89	121,148	208
87106	Fungal culture definitive ID	$4.99	116,838	169
87181	Susceptibility per organism	$3.38	94,626	147
87185	Susceptibility enzyme detect	$2.79	89,528	151
87149	Culture typing nucleic acid	$12.60	53,774	97
87140	Culture typing fluorescent	$3.35	43,147	59
87158	Culture typing other methods	$4.86	37,576	21
87207	Smear special stain	$5.06	25,167	89
87176	Homogenization tissue culture	$2.19	19,563	81
87073	Bacterial culture anaerobic	$2.91	15,495	39
87143	Culture typing gas chromat	$5.93	12,219	5
87169	Macroscopic exam parasite	$7.88	8,524	5
87168	Macroscopic exam arthropod	$1.59	7,301	17
87187	Susceptibility microtiter MIC	$20.40	4,651	7
87172	Pinworm exam	$2.20	4,534	12
87188	Susceptibility MIC macrobroth	$1.23	3,056	3
87190	Susceptibility mycobacterial	$1.92	775	4
87164	Dark field examination	$10.31	707	3
87153	Culture typing additional	$47.98	459	3
87152	Culture typing identification	—	—	—
87166	Dark field examination	—	—	—
87197	Susceptibility serum bactericid	—	—	—

These are national Medicaid averages for each billing code. Actual amounts vary by state, provider, and complexity.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Culture & Microbiology Tests cost in Bakersfield, CA?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Bakersfield, CA is $5.43 per claim, based on 151,131 claims from 61 providers. Typical payments fall between $3.29 and $8.84. Note: Medicaid rates are typically much lower than private insurance or self-pay prices.

How many providers offer Culture & Microbiology Tests in Bakersfield, CA?

There are 61 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Bakersfield, CA according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Bakersfield, CA?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Bakersfield, CA ranges from $0.00 to $276.98 per claim, with an average of $5.43. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Bakersfield, CA: $5.43

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Bakersfield, CA

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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