Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Greenville, SC: $28.92

Avg. Paid

$28.92

Range

$2.45 – $135.62

Total Claims

136,834

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 Greenville, SC

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Lisa Tan Clayton 890 S Pleasantburg Dr	$5.40	12	12
Katherine H Minton 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$6.54	12	12
Jesse Gene Lawson 701 Grove Rd Fl 1	$6.12	13	13
David Creedon Hurt 701 Grove Rd Fl 1	$5.71	13	12
Lauren Childers Clayton 3911 S Highway 14	$7.10	13	13
Ellie Jo Lohnes 975 W Faris Rd	$3.56	14	14
Courtney Smith Capece 701 Grove Rd Fl 1	$15.71	15	15
Nathan Heffington 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$4.59	15	15
Melissa Prado 877 W Faris Rd	$4.32	16	12
Christopher M Davis 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$5.82	16	16
Erin Gilmore Bhatia 20 Medical Ridge Dr	$5.58	17	15
Linda S Parker 131 Commonwealth Dr	$8.26	18	17
Caroline Moorman 701 Grove Rd	$6.72	18	18
James Brogdon Nichols 3911 S Highway 14	$5.17	25	25
Nancy Robinson 8 Memorial Medical Ct Ste 1	$17.43	26	26
Bradley Beamon 701 Grove Rd Fl 1	$7.18	28	28
Prisma Health-Upstate 200 Patewood Dr	$135.62	28	24
Oliver Perry Earle 890 South Cleveland Street	$6.10	29	27
Cody Meyers 701 Grove Rd	$10.74	29	29
Greenville Health System 175 Patewood Dr	$11.06	33	33
Brian Hilands 125 Commonwealth Dr	$3.86	37	25
Robert Oscar Rainer 8 Memorial Medical Ct Ste 1	$10.52	39	27
Lee S Glenn 703 Verdae Blvd	$9.32	39	38
Sasikumar Kilaikode Cheruveettara 200 Patewood Dr Ste A330	$6.49	40	36
Sherard T. Houston 1 Saint Francis Dr	$10.24	44	43
Raymond W Flanders 131 Commonwealth Dr	$8.47	50	50
Tori Brooke Grenade 701 Grove Rd	$7.42	54	54
Joseph Gramling Praytor 701 Grove Rd	$6.42	54	53
Andrew Wallace Gunter 905 Verdae Blvd Ste 102	$9.77	75	73
Thomas Allan Davis 701 Grove Rd	$11.59	76	70
Shannon Nicole James 703 Verdae Blvd	$8.61	80	76
Luxor Scientific, Llc 1327 Miller Rd Ste F	$6.74	86	80
Prisma Health-Upstate 905 Verdae Blvd Ste 102	$75.65	96	96
Greenville Health System 1120 Grove Rd Ste B	$41.26	104	93
Brittiany Hailey Gray 701 Grove Rd	$4.56	119	101
Kimberly Dawn Brooks 209 Three Bridges Rd	$3.70	136	63
Madison Leigh Merritt 415 Duncan Chapel Rd	$6.50	137	134
Joseph Leo Maurer 20 Medical Ridge Dr	$6.08	140	137
Song-Yih Tu 701 Grove Rd	$12.84	182	162
Sarah Mcnemar 525 Verdae Blvd	$6.15	260	245
Daniel Justin Dukes 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$5.63	345	324
Monica Pasley 777 Lowndes Hill Rd Bldg 1	$2.45	361	293
Grace Cain Williams 701 Grove Rd	$14.49	431	394
Justin S Moll 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$6.75	431	416
Stephen Jones 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$5.62	463	448
Greenville Health System 701 Grove Rd	$21.31	513	467
Joseph Parker Rogers 525 Verdae Blvd Ste 200	$5.59	522	499
Thomas Ems 701 Grove Rd	$12.00	554	492
Assure Laboratory Inc 1200 Woodruff Rd Ste H32	$4.21	562	195
Prisma Health-Upstate 877 W Faris Rd	$83.68	572	495

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 Greenville, SC?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Greenville, SC is $28.92 per claim, based on 136,834 claims from 62 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 Greenville, SC?

There are 62 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Greenville, SC according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Greenville, SC?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Greenville, SC ranges from $2.45 to $135.62 per claim, with an average of $28.92. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Greenville, SC: $28.92

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Greenville, SC

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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