Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Houston, TX: $6.78

Avg. Paid

$6.78

Range

$0.00 – $198.28

Total Claims

259,605

Providers

224

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 Houston, TX

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Laboratory Corporation Of America 7207 Gessner Dr	$6.92	100,815	92,712
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc 5850 Rogerdale Rd	$3.30	70,737	62,381
Bioreference Health, Llc 8282 El Rio St	$5.88	13,079	12,494
Harris County Hospital District 1504 Taub Loop	$4.34	12,536	10,266
Eric Yulong Han 1515 Holcombe Blvd	$0.09	6,582	4,873
Pcltx Llc 8300 Cypress Creek Pkwy Ste 320	$65.83	5,461	3,842
Talynn A Hanissian 9809 Rowlett Rd	$0.34	4,807	4,636
Michael D Kelly 1125 Cypress Station Dr Ste C	$4.33	4,014	3,845
Memorial Hermann Health System 1635 North Loop W	$3.06	3,781	3,501
Wenjing Fang 710 Fm 1960 Rd W	$0.06	3,147	2,779
Erik Jose Bustamante 1213 Hermann Dr Ste 770	$5.41	2,346	2,198
Marcos Hiroshi Ikeda 509 W Tidwell Rd	$2.68	2,104	2,057
The Methodist Hospital 6565 Fannin St	$2.08	1,732	1,380
Altru Diagnostics, Inc 8566 Katy Fwy Ste 121	$6.71	1,593	965
Azizi Shani Johnson-Aubert 2611 Cypress Creek Pkwy Ste B100	$3.91	1,499	1,363
Roman Nieto 1709 Dryden Rd # 5.70	$9.44	1,247	1,236
Marisa Saint Martin 6565 Fannin St	$3.32	1,168	770
Tishawnna Monae Hicks 5656 Kelley St	$4.77	1,044	1,012
John K Weinberg 8450 Cambridge St	$13.50	970	951
Anna Shamsnia 7900 Fannin St Ste 2100	$6.14	953	794
Jaime Roberto Herrera 5230 Aldine Mail Rte	$6.44	924	912
Fadel Ernesto Ruiz 1504 Taub Loop	$39.94	910	844
Srinivas R Banala 1504 Ben Taub Loop	$10.12	750	733
Methodist Health Centers 18220 State Highway 249	$3.54	728	609
Farah Amro 6431 Fannin St Ste 3.214	$5.27	468	440
Alan Elliott Bentz 710 Fm 1960 Rd W	$4.81	467	461
Felix Ademola Olobatuyi 15655 Cypress Wood Medical Dr Ste 100	$0.26	457	433
Ogadinma Ijeoma Obie 4141 Southwest Fwy Ste 470	$11.91	454	431
Vanessa T Lauck 710 Cypress Creek Pkwy	$7.06	449	425
Linda Renee Boyd 6720 Bertner Ave	$12.20	433	417
Nicolas Phoebus Xydas 6500 North Fwy	$3.40	387	341
Jessica Hersman Rankin 1102 Bates Ave	$8.52	370	363
Levon Vartanian 710 Fm 1960 Rd W	$12.05	357	351
Laura M Goetzl 6410 Fannin St Ste 250	$5.61	345	331
Texas Children'S Hospital 6621 Fannin St	$18.99	339	294
Lisa Brathwaite-Mason 5800 Bellaire Blvd Bldg 1B	$5.22	325	295
University Of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd	$0.70	283	214
Hector Mendez-Figueroa 6410 Fannin	$6.14	282	271
Kanayo E Ubesie 7737 Southwest Fwy	$4.50	260	238
Memorial Hermann Health System 6411 Fannin St	$3.57	251	227
Maurice A Holmes 18300 Saint John Dr	$8.58	246	246
Sergio Luis Molina 1504 Taub Loop	$11.94	237	232
Chca West Houston L P 12141 Richmond Ave	$24.05	231	226
Saira Khan 3701 Kirby Dr Ste 600	$8.56	228	192
Irene A Stafford 6410 Fannin St Ste 360	$5.70	225	213
Michael Tran 12141 Richmond Ave	$4.33	214	211
Aleksandra Trifunovic 6621 Fannin St	$4.42	213	159
Hayley Daunis 1415 California St	$4.33	202	160
Laura Oehler 1201 Fannin St Ste 262	$21.73	189	186
Stephen D.C. Mac 18200 Katy Fwy	$4.97	181	145

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 Houston, TX?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Houston, TX is $6.78 per claim, based on 259,605 claims from 224 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 Houston, TX?

There are 224 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Houston, TX according to public payment data.

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

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Houston, TX ranges from $0.00 to $198.28 per claim, with an average of $6.78. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Houston, TX: $6.78

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Houston, TX

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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