Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Phoenix, AZ: $2.31

Avg. Paid

$2.31

Range

$0.00 – $204.83

Total Claims

1,924,396

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 Phoenix, AZ

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Kimberly Harshberger 4751 N 15Th St	$4.47	12	12
Maricopa County Special Health Care District 2025 W Northern Ave	$0.00	12	12
Mani Tehranchi 650 W Maryland Ave	$0.00	13	12
Kimberley Jean Roberts 9305 W Thomas Rd	$5.13	13	13
Jessica Lynn Contreras 2020 N 75Th Ave Ste 11	$5.34	14	14
Courtney Rowland 1919 E Thomas Rd	$2.78	15	15
Debra S Wickman 15810 S 45Th St Ste 105	$4.27	15	15
Margaret Essex Castor 11209 N Tatum Blvd Ste 255	$6.86	16	12
Kaitlin Nelson Elsenheimer 2601 E Roosevelt St	$0.00	17	13
Karen Gray 1919 E Thomas Rd	$0.00	18	14
Autumn Marie Armstrong 3929 E Bell Rd	$0.00	18	13
Tara Forstie 19829 N 27Th Ave	$2.27	20	20
Ronald Yunis 1108 W Indian School Rd	$4.19	28	25
Andrzej Dmowski 1300 N 12Th St	$0.00	36	24
Mary Elizabeth Lavalley 5501 N 19Th Ave Ste 400	$0.00	45	37
Baoan Gia Le 4527 N 27Th Ave	$3.01	50	41
Joanne R Padilla 515 W Buckeye Rd	$0.00	62	58
Kathryn Louise Brown 325 E Baseline Rd	$1.71	67	66
Anthony H Dekker 4212 N 16Th St	$204.83	74	68
Richard Ohanesian 9305 W Thomas Rd Ste 155	$4.91	74	69
Wanda Merced 2423 W Dunlap Ave Ste 140	$5.78	91	89
Maricopa County Special Health Care District 33 W Tamarisk St	$0.00	99	89
Joshua Haverland 1919 E Thomas Rd	$62.97	100	99
Nachman Ullman 2601 E Roosevelt St	$2.80	117	112
Meagan Anne Johnson 1919 E Thomas Rd	$14.79	130	127
Vhs Of Arrowhead, Inc. 1930 E Thomas Rd	$0.00	238	222
Fatima G. Raffoul 8410 W Thomas Rd	$5.31	256	250
Edward L Patterson 515 W Buckeye Rd	$0.00	311	275
Tara Lynn Denton 3125 N 32Nd St Ste 200	$2.71	331	304
Andy Halberg 1300 N 12Th St	$10.27	362	352
David E Bank 1919 E Thomas Rd	$8.54	382	374
Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals 33423 N 32Nd Ave	$0.00	385	363
Elise R Donnelly 2000 W Bethany Home Rd	$7.23	464	451
Jennifer Anne White 18444 N 25Th Ave Ste 210	$0.15	476	464
Joseph A.D. Brooks 300 W Clarendon Ave Ste 100	$3.68	608	486
Bindi Shukla 2927 N 7Th Ave	$6.76	669	655
Linda Sinat Som 1847 W Heatherbrae Dr	$4.72	762	728
Maricopa County Special Health Care District 7808 W Thomas Rd	$0.00	782	730
Grant Schafer 9150 W Indian School Rd Ste 122	$2.47	815	382
Maricopa County Special Health Care District 2525 E Roosevelt St	$0.00	1,023	891
Robert Lipot Gallai 2330 N 75Th Ave	$3.58	1,224	950
St Lukes Medical Center Lp 1800 E Van Buren St	$1.51	1,647	1,540
Honorhealth 33400 N 32Nd Ave	$0.03	2,075	1,710
Mohamed Mostafa 424 S 56Th St Ste 110	$4.94	3,872	3,548
Mayo Clinic Arizona 5777 E Mayo Blvd	$0.58	4,411	3,646
Vhs Acquisition Subsidiary Number 1 Inc 3929 E Bell Rd	$0.11	6,827	6,291
Vhs Of Phoenix Inc 2000 W Bethany Home Rd	$0.11	19,648	17,948
Honorhealth 19829 N 27Th Ave	$0.08	23,905	19,790
Honorhealth 250 E Dunlap Ave	$0.15	28,028	22,327
Central Clinical Labs Incorporated 3720 E La Salle St Ste 103	$1.79	30,600	27,578

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 Phoenix, AZ?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Phoenix, AZ is $2.31 per claim, based on 1,924,396 claims from 57 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 Phoenix, AZ?

There are 57 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Phoenix, AZ according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Phoenix, AZ?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Phoenix, AZ ranges from $0.00 to $204.83 per claim, with an average of $2.31. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Phoenix, AZ: $2.31

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Phoenix, AZ

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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