Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Corpus Christi, TX: $5.08

Avg. Paid

$5.08

Range

$0.69 – $139.10

Total Claims

35,308

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 Corpus Christi, TX

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Ali F Candas 3435 S Alameda St	$1.12	5,466	5,375
David Frank Dohi 3435 S Alameda St	$1.13	2,234	2,179
Women'S And Men'S Health Services Of The Coastal Bend, Inc. 4410 Dillon Ln	$4.31	1,947	1,796
Uduak Etuknwa 3435 S Alameda St	$1.14	1,933	1,897
Edgar Richard Cortes 3435 S Alameda St	$0.75	1,417	1,388
Maria Veronica Villamin Narcise 3435 S Alameda St	$1.07	1,306	1,278
Rolando E. Vega 7121 S Padre Island Drive	$5.52	1,304	1,284
Women'S And Men'S Health Services Of The Coastal Bend, Inc. 3536 Holly Rd	$3.77	1,296	1,203
Manuel Roberto Cano Rivera 3435 S Alameda St	$0.87	1,182	1,159
Romulo Corrada 7121 S Spid Dr	$5.51	1,093	1,082
Debra L Purcell 3435 S Alameda St	$0.87	1,038	1,031
Denise Maxine Lochner 7121 S Padre Island Dr	$5.17	912	899
Sandra Ivonne Noriega 7121 S Spid Dr	$5.17	899	872
Arthur R Fernandez 14493 South Padre Island Drive	$12.98	846	834
Oluwafemi William Ojo 3533 S Alameda St	$0.95	797	778
Dana Nguyen 2601 Hospital Blvd	$12.22	785	757
Eric Christopher Romney 7101 S Padre Island Dr	$10.97	724	714
Qilin Ye 3533 S Alameda St	$11.27	720	700
Bay Area Healthcare Group, Ltd. 7101 S Padre Island Dr	$6.53	632	598
Alejandro A Gonzalez-Berenguer 3435 S Alameda St	$1.18	564	555
Sophia J Ommani 7121 S Padre Island Dr Ste 200	$5.20	561	556
Nicholas G Lockwood 2606 Hospital Blvd	$15.05	506	496
Bruna Callegari-Puente 3435 S Alameda St	$1.17	480	471
Christus Spohn Health System Corporation 600 Elizabeth St	$1.52	478	401
Jason B. Barnes 2601 Hospital Blvd Ste 117	$13.48	414	407
Walter J Santiago 3435 S Alameda St	$0.90	403	402
Katherine Hampshire Hensley 3435 S Alameda St	$0.94	392	389
Edgar L Cortes 3435 S Alameda St	$0.86	370	368
William Joseph Stith 7330 S Staples St Dept Of	$10.87	361	329
Jeffrey Thompson 2606 Hospital Blvd	$12.46	347	342
Dante M. Pepito 1290 Fm 43 Ste J	$30.20	342	333
Katie Marie Hoeferlin 600 Elizabeth St # 9B	$12.43	276	267
David John Weist 600 Elizabeth St	$11.94	273	271
Heather Afton Dixon 7121 S Padre Island Dr Ste 200	$5.26	257	252
Steve I Oshman 3435 S Alameda St	$0.89	250	245
Adetomola Olufunmilayo Ojo 3533 S Alameda St	$1.03	238	233
Leo Rodriguez 2481 Morgan Ave	$6.02	196	195
Jonathan Dancel 7218 S Padre Island Dr	$37.84	193	191
Nicholas Michael Bown 613 Elizabeth St	$6.73	167	155
James David Neumeister 7101 S Padre Island Dr	$43.86	112	109
Maria Delos Angeles Pizarro 7121 S Padre Island Drive	$5.00	102	99
Valeria Eugenia Munguia Jovel 3533 S Alameda St	$2.28	87	69
Brian Doyle Brown 2601 Hospital Blvd Ste 117	$13.79	78	74
Amber Nicole Bushnell 5950 Saratoga Blvd	$13.82	76	74
Adnan Nazir Khan 2606 Hospital Blvd	$16.00	71	70
Aaron Adamson 2606 Hospital Blvd	$12.08	70	69
Mark Christopher Drumhiller 2606 Hospital Blvd	$2.58	69	66
Natalie Eve Barganski 3533 S Alameda St Ste 301	$86.54	57	50
James Cantu 2601 Hospital Blvd Ste 117	$12.25	55	51
Francois Daniel Lesage 3315 S Alameda St	$8.51	54	53

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 Corpus Christi, TX?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Corpus Christi, TX is $5.08 per claim, based on 35,308 claims from 83 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 Corpus Christi, TX?

There are 83 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Corpus Christi, TX according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Corpus Christi, TX?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Corpus Christi, TX ranges from $0.69 to $139.10 per claim, with an average of $5.08. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Corpus Christi, TX: $5.08

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Corpus Christi, TX

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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