Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Boston, MA: $6.06

Avg. Paid

$6.06

Range

$0.00 – $41.44

Total Claims

291,281

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 Boston, MA

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Boston Medical Center Corporation 1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl	$7.25	65,390	62,264
Children'S Hospital Corporation 300 Longwood Ave	$7.43	61,363	59,234
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. 330 Brookline Ave	$5.91	49,552	47,522
Parul Bhargava 330 Brookline Ave.	$3.77	38,138	30,550
The General Hospital Corporation 55 Fruit St	$6.39	19,732	18,075
Tufts Medical Center, Inc. 800 Washington St	$6.30	16,521	15,082
Anders Hayden Berg 75 Francis St	$1.43	15,606	10,352
Brigham & Womens Hospital, Inc. 75 Francis St	$5.70	14,236	13,382
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary 243 Charles St	$5.75	3,614	3,287
Brigham And Women'S Faulkner Hospital, Inc 1153 Centre St	$6.13	1,737	1,703
Katie L. Doonan 670 Albany Street	$5.31	1,049	852
Action For Boston Community Development 105 Chauncy St	$7.57	941	938
Steward St. Elizabeth'S Medical Center Of Boston, Inc. 736 Cambridge St	$5.70	917	837
Atrius Health, Inc. 133 Brookline Ave	$0.52	605	570
Alix Vandeventer Quinn 1340 Boylston St	$4.63	296	293
Ahilya Deshpande Hickcox 1055 Commonwealth Ave	$5.15	137	130
Rashna B Irani 55 Fruit St	$6.84	137	136
Amanda Nicole Horn 1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Ste 1	$13.17	103	99
Wende R Buras 330 Brookline Ave	$8.81	94	93
Brenda Kashi 300 Longwood Ave	$4.99	89	88
Monica Kim Donohue 75 State St Fl 26	$5.45	86	81
Jennifer D Chiang 300 Longwood Ave	$8.61	75	75
Thomas L Knorr 330 Brookline Ave	$7.94	67	65
Claudio Monteiro Debarros 800 Washington St	$6.84	64	64
Lily A. Maltz Massachusetts General Hospital	$8.92	56	56
Vicki E Noble 55 Fruit St	$1.55	55	54
Brigham And Women'S 75 Francis Street	$12.04	48	48
Chigozie Emetarom 330 Brookline Ave	$4.83	48	45
Dilasha Mahat 800 Washington Street	$7.30	43	43
Chang Lu 300 Longwood Ave	$0.00	42	42
Kaylin Pennington 1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl Ste 1	$12.37	32	24
Courtney Halloran 51 Blossom St	$8.29	30	29
Dana Smith Ostberg 780 Albany St	$3.23	29	29
Nidhi K Lal 850 Harrison Ave	$5.61	28	28
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. 450 Brookline Ave	$16.16	27	25
Stephanie Rivera Owen 55 Fruit St	$7.89	26	26
Anna Cathryn Macnaughton 75 Francis St	$41.44	24	24
Rachel Harris Alinsky Massachusetts General Hospital	$3.17	19	12
Planned Parenthood League Of Massachusetts, Inc. 1055 Commonwealth Ave	$4.58	17	17
Cristina Stefanescu 800 Washington St	$11.01	17	17
Joanne Chan 800 Boylston St #151	$5.65	14	13
John C. Dean Massachusetts General Hospital	$6.84	14	13
Anna M Goldenheim Massachusetts General Hospital	$9.77	14	13
Christina A Nordt 850 Harrison Ave	$9.12	13	13
Kimberly Beth Alovisetti 850 Harrision Ave	$0.00	13	13
Sapana Pathak Adhikari 1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl	$4.02	13	13
Nicholas D. Kurtzman One Deaconess Road Rosenberg Building, 2Nd Floor	$8.55	13	12
Mary Ellen Obert 55 Fruit St	$11.25	13	13
Elana Kesselman 150 S Huntington Ave	$8.69	12	12
Maria Christine Drazek 1 Boston Medical Ctr Pl	$4.94	12	12

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 Boston, MA?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Boston, MA is $6.06 per claim, based on 291,281 claims from 55 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 Boston, MA?

There are 55 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Boston, MA according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Boston, MA?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Boston, MA ranges from $0.00 to $41.44 per claim, with an average of $6.06. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Boston, MA: $6.06

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Boston, MA

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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