Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Washington, DC: $1.43

Avg. Paid

$1.43

Range

$0.00 – $13.00

Total Claims

96,323

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 Washington, DC

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Children'S Hospital 111 Michigan Ave Nw	$2.66	28,092	25,715
District Hospital Partners L P 900 23Rd St Nw	$0.88	16,598	14,200
Medstar Washington Hospital Center 110 Irving St Nw	$0.33	14,250	12,582
Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation 1310 Southern Ave Se	$1.32	13,804	12,592
Medstar - Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. 3800 Reservoir Rd., Nw	$0.51	6,184	5,235
Unity Health Care, Inc 3946 Minnesota Ave Ne	$0.00	2,542	1,608
Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School For Deaconesses & Missionarie 5255 Loughboro Rd Nw	$2.27	1,719	1,438
Serina E Floyd 1225 4Th St Ne	$3.59	1,600	1,482
Howard University Hospital Corp 2041 Georgia Ave Nw	$1.54	1,193	1,045
Providence Hospital 1150 Varnum St Ne	$2.12	1,169	985
Unity Health Care, Inc 1500 Galen St Se	$0.00	895	577
Unity Health Care, Inc 765 Kenilworth Ter Ne	$0.00	847	532
Terri H. Lunsford 2041 Georgia Ave Nw	$0.79	743	495
Unity Health Care, Inc 1251 B Saratoga Ave, Ne	$0.00	733	482
Community Of Hope, Inc. 4 Atlantic Street Sw	$0.01	606	515
Community Of Hope Inc. 2120 Bladensburg Rd Ne	$0.00	602	532
Facika Tafara 1133 21St St Nw	$0.00	500	496
Unity Health Care, Inc 3240 Stanton Rd Se	$0.00	354	214
Unity Health Care, Inc. 3020 14Th St Nw	$0.03	351	228
Kelsey Zdeba Barnes 3700 Reservoir Rd Nw	$2.60	308	306
Tori Brown Robinson 3924 Minnesota Ave Ne	$0.00	293	167
Marquice Alexander 3924 Minnesota Ave Ne	$0.00	184	102
Emily Borland 1225 4Th St Ne	$5.08	183	170
Jessica Maria Tufino 2333 Ontario Rd Nw	$1.37	168	163
Eugene Kojo Oteng Howard Univeristy Hospital	$6.99	148	136
Donice Leak 3924 Minnesota Ave Ne	$0.00	145	79
Amy Elizabeth Bender 1145 19Th St Nw	$5.08	143	132
Planned Parenthood Of Metropolitan Washington Dc 1225 4Th St Ne	$4.17	125	116
Dawn Collier 1225 4Th St Ne	$4.36	114	110
Kristie Quarles Washington 1101 K St Nw Fl 10	$0.00	111	68
Ladawana Sahante Crawford 3240 Stanton Rd Se	$0.00	111	60
Bolanle Ariyo 3720 Martin Luther King Jr Ave Se	$0.00	102	55
Aden Mulugeta Abebe 5140 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave Ne	$1.04	97	44
Zada Mason Sanders 3924 Minnesota Ave Ne	$0.00	93	93
Shanique Leah Lankford 4 Atlantic St Sw	$0.00	92	81
Joel Jonathan Lange 900 23Rd St Nw	$13.00	91	88
Nina Mesadieu 1525 14Th St Nw	$0.00	91	91
Fri Jilla Longtchi 1605 Kenilworth Ave Ne	$1.48	80	64
Roscoe Adams 2902 Porter St Nw	$5.14	76	76
Christal Lynn Achille 106 Irving St Nw Ste 2300	$3.60	72	72
Angela Louise Emmons Brule' 2041 Georgia Ave Nw	$4.04	69	58
Kameron Latrice Kilgore 1605 Kenilworth Ave Ne	$0.00	58	32
Colleen Peck 1225 4Th St Ne	$4.55	57	57
Sandra Adobea Dickson 4 Atlantic St Sw	$0.00	44	44
Laura Worby 2250 Champlain St Nw	$0.00	42	41
Janae Elaine Phelps Dark 2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw	$3.38	42	42
Curt J Eckstrom 2226 Wisconsin Ave Nw	$0.00	37	37
Stephen Lewis Fischer 600 Maryland Ave Sw	$5.13	36	28
Megan Jane Hollis 1818 H St Nw Ste Mc-C2140	$0.00	36	36
Madison Mae Gabrielli 1225 4Th St Ne	$3.78	32	30

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 Washington, DC?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Washington, DC is $1.43 per claim, based on 96,323 claims from 63 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 Washington, DC?

There are 63 Medicaid providers offering Culture & Microbiology Tests related services in Washington, DC according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Washington, DC?

Medicaid reimbursement for Culture & Microbiology Tests in Washington, DC ranges from $0.00 to $13.00 per claim, with an average of $1.43. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Culture & Microbiology Tests Payments in Washington, DC: $1.43

Providers Offering Culture & Microbiology Tests in Washington, DC

What to Expect: Culture & Microbiology Tests

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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