Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Louisville, KY: $7.12

Avg. Paid

$7.12

Range

$0.00 – $282.59

Total Claims

354,100

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 Louisville, KY

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Alvin W. Martin 2307 Greene Way	$8.06	76,834	73,262
Norton Hospitals Inc 234 E Gray St	$3.38	72,605	61,846
Uofl Health-Louisville Inc 200 Abraham Flexner Way	$7.78	58,683	51,860
George M. Kunz 2307 Greene Way	$10.79	29,338	28,096
University Medical Center, Inc 530 S Jackson St	$7.07	25,956	22,625
Norton Hospitals, Inc 200 E Chestnut St	$5.72	25,414	22,466
Baptist Healthcare System Inc. 4000 Kresge Way	$5.55	13,126	10,322
Ronald J. Elin 530 S Jackson St	$2.19	11,802	9,075
Samer Jad Baba 530 S Jackson St	$0.93	5,824	4,575
Synchrony Lab Services, Llc 3600 Chamberlain Ln Ste 336	$0.21	5,133	2,476
Verralab Ja Llc 716 W Main St Ste 100A	$66.12	4,416	2,786
Natalie Zelichenok 2215 Portland Ave	$4.77	2,972	2,777
Gwendolyn Janel Godfrey 530 S Jackson St	$1.30	2,537	2,350
Beverly M Gaines 305 W Broadway	$10.04	2,513	2,386
Dorothy Elliott Thomas 305 W Broadway	$9.59	2,371	2,246
Lisa G Glass 3015 Wilson Ave	$4.06	1,847	1,681
Pearl Diagnostic Laboratory, Llc 2202 Buechel Ave Ste 105D	$0.53	1,270	1,018
Anna V Gass 529 S Jackson St	$4.59	1,112	1,060
Kimberly Anna 2215 Portland Ave	$4.61	1,011	949
Eyas Hattab 530 S Jackson St # A1H01	$7.08	841	727
Carrie Anna Frederick 200 Abraham Flexner Way	$3.89	730	684
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government 914 E Broadway Ste 102	$4.32	603	569
Jennifer Nicole Washburn 842 S 7Th St	$3.09	546	415
Kathryn Leigh Melvin 601 S Floyd St Ste 500	$4.69	469	446
Abbi Auger 601 S Floyd St Ste 700	$3.77	451	382
Katherine Kustes Holland 4915 Norton Healthcare Blvd Ste 203	$4.85	366	343
Vicki Lynn Larue 3015 Wilson Ave	$3.97	341	308
Nicholas M Hinkebein 9905 Shelbyville Rd	$5.91	308	288
Polly Kaelin Mackey 4100 Taylor Blvd	$4.65	296	281
Bryan Stonestreet 200 Abraham Flexner Way	$8.22	220	184
Tyeshia Halsell Richards 7098 Distribution Dr	$10.40	219	207
Bruce Anthony Davis 9905 Shelbyville Rd	$6.75	218	209
Karen M Rogers 2215 Portland Ave	$5.10	214	209
Leah Penrod 7926 Preston Hwy Ste 106	$0.00	207	206
Kasie Hoover 1930 Bishop Ln Fl 12	$5.28	196	168
Rajanbhai R Amin 1505 S 7Th St	$71.20	190	81
Tiffany A Campbell 530 South Jackson St.	$6.73	177	175
Scott Mcclain 200 E Chestnut St	$3.16	172	154
Mary Elizabeth Lacher 231 E Chestnut St	$0.57	156	151
Jaclyn D Duffy 7926 Preston Hwy Ste 106	$10.90	126	121
Joseph Charles Pappalardo 3840 Ruckriegel Pkwy	$7.93	113	109
Whitney Graves 312 S 4Th St Ste 700	$3.58	112	89
Peter Sam Latino 800 Zorn Ave	$2.06	105	89
Raja Sekar Mittapalli 4001 Dutchmans Ln	$5.38	103	93
Deborah I Wallace 3840 Ruckriegel Pkwy	$8.11	102	101
Kelly A Jedlicki 3015 Wilson Ave	$5.79	98	82
Carla M. Creekmore 5211 Commerce Crossings Dr	$10.06	96	92
Lorraine A Rust-Killeen 9905 Shelbyville Rd	$6.17	93	87
Dyna Fay Zehnder 842 S 7Th St	$2.97	92	82
Kathryn Thorne 9710 Park Plaza Ave Unit 107	$5.30	91	80

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 Louisville, KY?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Louisville, KY is $7.12 per claim, based on 354,100 claims from 87 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 Louisville, KY?

There are 87 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Louisville, KY according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Louisville, KY?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Louisville, KY ranges from $0.00 to $282.59 per claim, with an average of $7.12. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Louisville, KY: $7.12

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Louisville, KY

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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