Microbiology · 87102
Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast)
What Medicare pays for 87102, what providers bill, and how the price varies across 38 states, drawn from CMS 2023 claims data.
- $8.22
- Medicare pays
- $75.47
- Providers bill
- 9.2×
- Markup
- #1,792 of 9,297
- Volume rank
The verdict
Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) pairs top-quartile national service volume with a higher-than-typical markup.
- Top 19%
- national service volume
- Top 13%
- billed-to-Medicare markup
- 9.2×
- billed vs. Medicare
- $8.22
- Medicare pays, national avg
Volume percentile ranks this code's national service volume against every tracked procedure; markup percentile ranks its billed-to-Medicare ratio the same way. The same two figures drive both the verdict sentence and the chips above.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the 2023 Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset records payments for 9,297 procedure codes billed across 5,426 hospitals in 56 states and territories; see our methodology for how each figure is sourced and computed.
Jurisdiction coverage for this code
56states and territories in the CMS extract
Price Range Across States
What You Might Pay
Estimated using RAND 2024 commercial-to-Medicare ratios. Actual prices vary by insurer, plan, and facility.
How we estimate these prices
These estimates are based on the RAND Hospital Price Transparency Study (4th Edition, 2024). We map each PlainProcedure category onto a RAND CPT-section bucket (Surgery, Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, Medicine, Anesthesia, Evaluation and Management) or fall back to the national average when no bucket matches. For Microbiology, the applied ratio is 1.85x Medicare (RAND 2024 Pathology and Laboratory bucket (1.85x) + CMS Medicare baseline). Cash/self-pay estimates blend typical cash discounts (55% of billed charges) with Medicare-based estimates (150% of allowed amounts). These are statistical estimates, not quotes. Contact your insurer or provider for actual costs.
Where this markup sits nationally
Markup (billed ÷ Medicare) across 8,901 procedures with a meaningful Medicare rate
9 Among the most affordable more affordable than 87% of 8,901 procedures
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Source CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners · 2023
What the billed charge breaks down into
$75.47
Prices by State
| State | Medicare Payment | Billed Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $8.24 | $112.79 |
| New Mexico | $8.24 | $70.36 |
| North Dakota | $8.24 | $53.53 |
| Tennessee | $8.24 | $142.82 |
| Massachusetts | $8.24 | $72.42 |
| Colorado | $8.24 | $49.99 |
| Hawaii | $8.24 | $45.47 |
| Idaho | $8.24 | $67.15 |
| Illinois | $8.24 | $84.95 |
| Indiana | $8.24 | $77.86 |
| Kansas | $8.24 | $99.90 |
| Kentucky | $8.24 | $26.76 |
| Maine | $8.24 | $49.98 |
| Maryland | $8.24 | $106.00 |
| Michigan | $8.24 | $33.84 |
| Mississippi | $8.24 | $64.20 |
| Missouri | $8.24 | $126.41 |
| Nebraska | $8.24 | $30.18 |
| Oregon | $8.24 | $46.27 |
| Pennsylvania | $8.24 | $115.81 |
| South Dakota | $8.24 | $80.57 |
| New Jersey | $8.24 | $108.00 |
| North Carolina | $8.23 | $43.33 |
| Texas | $8.23 | $114.35 |
| California | $8.23 | $59.50 |
| Ohio | $8.22 | $49.27 |
| New York | $8.22 | $77.45 |
| Florida | $8.22 | $102.32 |
| Nevada | $8.22 | $115.06 |
| Utah | $8.22 | $37.83 |
| Iowa | $8.21 | $56.53 |
| Arizona | $8.21 | $57.40 |
| Oklahoma | $8.21 | $92.40 |
| Minnesota | $8.17 | $71.21 |
| Virginia | $8.15 | $33.06 |
| Alabama | $8.15 | $30.09 |
| Washington | $8.12 | $29.26 |
| Wisconsin | $8.00 | $71.40 |
What the Data Says About Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast)
Across 38 states with reporting providers, CPT code 87102 (Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast)) shows a national average Medicare payment of $8.22 against an average billed charge of $75.47. That gap, a 9.2x markup, or 818% above the Medicare allowed amount, runs well above the median for tracked procedures, a sign the chargemaster rate here is more aspirational than transactional.
Microbiology procedures like this one saw 35.9K services billed to Medicare in 2023 by 525 distinct providers, serving 29.8K unique beneficiaries. State-level variation is significant: Wisconsin reports the lowest average payment at $8.00, while Georgia reports the highest at $8.24. At just 3%, this procedure prices remarkably consistently nationwide, GPCI adjustments barely move the needle for this particular code. Applying the RAND 2024 commercial-to-Medicare ratio for this category (1.85x Medicare; RAND 2024 Pathology and Laboratory bucket (1.85x) + CMS Medicare baseline), the estimated commercial insurance price lands near $15.21, with self-pay cash discounts commonly bringing the figure closer to $26.92. Within Microbiology, Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) ranks #16 of 20 tracked procedures by national average Medicare payment.
Where this sits in the registry
Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) (87102) is a CMS 2023 Part B code. These pages keep the volume map and the markup map separate.
- National volume versus markup on the statistics page, the same two maps as this capsule. Statistics
- Other Microbiology codes, ranked by Medicare payment inside the category. Category
- How volume rank and markup rank are computed. Methodology
- The full procedures listing in volume order. Procedures
Figures here are CMS averages, not a quote for any patient, plan, or visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) rank among Medicare procedures?
According to CMS Medicare Part B claims, Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) (CPT 87102) ranks #1,792 of 9,297 procedures by national service volume, the same sort as the procedures listing, and #16 of 20 within Microbiology by national average Medicare payment. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
How much does Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) cost?
Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) (CPT 87102) is priced fairly consistently nationwide: Medicare pays $8.22 on average, and the $8.00-$8.24 state range stays relatively tight. Providers typically bill $75.47.
Why do providers charge more than Medicare pays?
Providers set their own chargemaster rates (billed charges), which are typically much higher than what any insurer pays. Medicare pays a fixed rate based on the procedure code and geographic location. The billed charge is relevant mainly for uninsured patients, who may face prices closer to the submitted charge.
How much does Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) cost with insurance?
With commercial insurance, fungal culture (mold or yeast) costs an estimated $15.21 on average (range: $10.65-$21.30), a moderate premium over Medicare's $8.22. Without insurance, the estimated cash price is $26.92.
Which state has the lowest cost for Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast)?
Wisconsin and Georgia bookend the range for Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast), at $8.00 and $8.24 respectively - a relatively tight $0.24 spread nationwide.
How many providers perform Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast)?
A moderate provider base performs Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast): 525 providers nationally, totaling 35.9K Medicare-billed services (29.8K beneficiaries) across 38 states in 2023.
What is the billed-to-Medicare markup for Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast)?
Providers bill 9.2x what Medicare pays for Fungal Culture (mold Or Yeast) - a higher-than-typical markup at 818% above the Medicare rate.
Nationwide similar CPT codes
Data-derived peers across the CMS Physician & Other Practitioners extract: nearest national service volume and nearest average Medicare payment. Not clinical substitutes: claim-mass and payment neighborhoods only.
Closest national service volume
Nearest codes with ≥100 services (35.9K here).
Closest average Medicare payment
Nearest codes with payment ≥ $5 ($8.22 here).
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Data from CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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