Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Pittsburgh, PA: $5.35

Avg. Paid

$5.35

Range

$0.00 – $17.25

Total Claims

530,883

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 Pittsburgh, PA

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Quest Diagnostics Of Pennsylvania, Inc. 875 Greentree Rd	$4.70	361,487	345,968
Quest Diagnostics Venture Llc 875 Greentree Rd	$6.66	161,354	156,283
Qualitox Laboratories, Llc 115 Technology Dr	$8.88	1,242	961
Margaret Watt-Morse 300 Halket St	$9.94	707	508
Daniel Weiner 200 Lothrop St	$12.09	619	616
Upmc Children'S Hospital Of Pittsburgh 4401 Penn Ave	$11.31	588	556
Mark Dovey 4401 Penn Ave	$11.41	541	531
Lindsey Dawn Wagner Faith 4401 Penn Ave	$6.25	330	328
Audrey Marie Imhof 4401 Penn Ave	$5.79	317	309
Joseph Pilewski 3601 5Th Ave	$6.09	304	286
Lea Bacco 2575 Boyce Plaza Rd	$5.04	281	275
Meena Jayawant Palayekar 1307 Federal St Ste B201	$6.02	253	249
Planned Parenthood Of Western Pennsylvania, Inc 933 Liberty Ave	$6.85	242	226
Elizabeth Teeter 4401 Penn Ave Fl 3	$12.49	203	202
Brody Allen Trumbull 320 E North Ave	$5.77	181	181
Kirstie Nicole Collier 320 E North Ave	$5.70	171	167
Terrence Michael Anderson 8594 Harvest Manor Dr	$7.35	135	129
Jordan Alyssa Dabecco 429 4Th Ave Fl 7	$4.35	131	129
Vanessa Ferla 320 E North Ave	$6.93	127	120
Eric Scott Miller 5200 Centre Avenue	$6.45	121	117
Dean N Pollack 5200 Centre Ave	$6.84	116	57
Charles James Feronti 320 E North Ave	$5.51	112	111
Mohan K Paranjpe 1307 Federal St Ste B201	$6.04	111	109
Omar Hammad 320 E North Ave	$0.15	101	97
Alexandra Wagner Buffie 300 Halket Street	$11.58	95	81
Eric Jonathan Lantzman 933 Liberty Ave	$8.73	92	92
Beatrice Allis Chen 300 Halket St	$7.54	92	91
Harold C Wiesenfeld 300 Halket St	$8.71	74	71
Madeline Saxon 328 Cochran Rd	$13.26	73	73
Emily Anne Wohar 93 Kensington Dr	$4.94	55	48
Erin Marie Nicholson 2 Hot Metal St	$5.63	50	50
Elizabeth Brownlee Brinkley 4401 Penn Ave	$17.25	45	45
Heather L Sukumvanich 300 Halket St	$7.96	42	40
Lucille Marie Frank 1145 Bower Hill Rd Ste 105	$3.24	37	31
Honore Satcho 211 N Whitfield St	$12.08	29	28
Jason Sungkwon Chang 3600 Forbes Ave	$4.70	27	27
Richard Andrew Rowland 320 E North Ave	$5.17	27	27
Afaq Ahmad 2 Hot Metal St	$8.05	24	24
Traci Kazmerski 4401 Penn Ave	$16.35	24	24
Bryan Andrew Yurek 230 Mckee Pl	$5.75	18	18
Christina Marie Scifres 300 Halket St	$6.73	17	17
Sean Button 4401 Penn Ave	$0.00	16	16
Jeremiah Escajeda 6305 Marchand St Apt 17	$2.54	16	16
Julia Paige Leix 4401 Penn Ave	$13.28	16	16
Peter Daly 151 Ruth St	$9.91	16	16
Mark E Caine 4815 Liberty Avenue	$3.50	16	16
Shelley A Satterlee 810 Clairton Blvd	$6.18	15	15
Kelsey Anne Meuser 5324 Penn Ave	$6.03	15	15
William Allen Penney 100 S Jackson Ave Fl 1	$6.91	15	15
Joseph Noga 2 Hot Metal St	$0.00	14	13

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 Pittsburgh, PA?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Pittsburgh, PA is $5.35 per claim, based on 530,883 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 Pittsburgh, PA?

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

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Pittsburgh, PA?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Pittsburgh, PA ranges from $0.00 to $17.25 per claim, with an average of $5.35. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Pittsburgh, PA: $5.35

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Pittsburgh, PA

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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