Lab & Imaging codes 87015 to 87999 with Medicaid rates by state

227 lab & imaging codes from 87015 to 87999 carry a published Medicaid rate in ten or more states. The median shown is across those states' unmodified published rates; open a code for the full state-by-state table with percent of Medicare and prior-authorization flags.

CodeDescriptionStatesMedian rate
87015Specimen concentration for infection testing47$6.51
87040Blood culture, bacterial46$10.09
87045Stool culture for Salmonella and Shigella45$9.19
87046Stool culture, additional pathogens, each plate46$8.36
87070Bacterial culture, other source46$8.38
87071Quantitative aerobic bacterial culture45$8.72
87073Quantitative anaerobic bacterial culture45$8.52
87075Anaerobic bacterial culture47$9.22
87076Anaerobic culture identification, each isolate46$7.92
87077Aerobic culture identification, each isolate45$7.72
87081Screening culture for specific organisms47$5.97
87084Screening culture with colony estimate44$21.66
87086Urine culture, quantitative46$7.89
87088Urine culture with identification of each organism46$7.97
87101Fungal culture, skin, hair or nail46$7.44
87102Fungal culture, other source46$8.22
87103Fungal blood culture45$16.94
87106Yeast culture identification, each45$10.11
87107Mold culture identification, each45$10.32
87109Mycoplasma culture46$13.85
87110Chlamydia culture46$19.16
87116Tuberculosis (acid-fast) culture45$10.50
87118Mycobacteria culture identification, each isolate44$13.15
87140Culture typing by immunofluorescence, each46$5.38
87143Culture typing by chromatography46$11.62
87147Culture typing by agglutination, each antiserum46$4.80
87149Culture identification by DNA probe, each organism46$20.05
87150Culture identification by amplified DNA probe, each44$33.86
87152Culture typing by pulsed field gel46$6.58
87153Culture identification by DNA sequencing, each isolate40$112.48
87158Culture typing, other method46$6.58
87164Dark field microscopy for syphilis47$10.36
87166Dark field microscopy, no collection46$10.17
87168Insect or tick identification45$4.18
87169Parasite identification, macroscopic45$4.22
87172Pinworm tape test44$4.23
87176Tissue homogenization for culture45$5.76
87177Ova and parasite stool exam46$8.45
87181Antibiotic susceptibility, agar dilution, per agent45$4.74
87184Antibiotic susceptibility, disk method, per plate45$7.28
87185Antibiotic resistance enzyme test, per enzyme45$4.63
87186Antibiotic susceptibility testing, per panel45$8.42
87187Antibiotic minimum lethal concentration test, per plate43$32.14
87188Antibiotic susceptibility, macrobroth dilution, per agent45$6.46
87190TB drug susceptibility, per agent45$6.58
87197Serum bactericidal titer (Schlichter)44$14.54
87205Gram stain smear47$4.17
87206Fluorescent or acid-fast stain smear47$5.20
87207Special stain smear for parasites or inclusion bodies47$5.99
87209Special stain smear for ova and parasites46$17.55
87210Wet mount microscopy47$5.16
87220KOH prep for fungus or scabies46$4.16
87230Toxin assay by tissue culture (C. difficile)46$19.50
87250Virus isolation in eggs or animals47$18.88
87252Virus culture with presumptive identification46$24.88
87253Virus culture, additional identification47$19.14
87254Virus culture, shell vial technique, each virus46$17.09
87255Virus culture with enzyme identification45$31.41
87260Adenovirus antigen test, immunofluorescence45$13.13
87265Whooping cough antigen test, immunofluorescence45$11.74
87267Enterovirus antigen test, immunofluorescence44$13.08
87269Giardia antigen test, immunofluorescence46$12.62
87270Chlamydia antigen test, immunofluorescence43$11.74
87271Cytomegalovirus antigen test, immunofluorescence45$12.84
87272Cryptosporidium antigen test, immunofluorescence45$11.74
87273Herpes simplex type 2 antigen test, immunofluorescence46$11.73
87274Herpes simplex type 1 antigen test, immunofluorescence45$11.74
87275Influenza B antigen test, immunofluorescence46$12.10
87276Influenza A antigen test, immunofluorescence45$14.46
87278Legionella antigen test, immunofluorescence45$14.04
87279Parainfluenza antigen test, immunofluorescence46$14.35
87280RSV antigen test, immunofluorescence45$13.08
87281Pneumocystis antigen test, immunofluorescence46$11.73
87283Measles antigen test, immunofluorescence46$48.64
87285Syphilis antigen test, immunofluorescence44$11.87
87290Varicella zoster antigen test, immunofluorescence45$12.87
87299Antigen test by immunofluorescence, other organism43$14.49
87301Adenovirus (enteric) antigen test45$11.74
87305Aspergillus antigen test45$11.73
87320Chlamydia antigen test, immunoassay44$13.50
87324C. difficile toxin antigen test45$11.68
87327Cryptococcus antigen test46$12.98
87328Cryptosporidium antigen test, immunoassay45$12.87
87329Giardia antigen test, immunoassay46$11.70
87332Cytomegalovirus antigen test45$11.71
87335E. coli O157 antigen test44$12.38
87336Entamoeba antigen test46$14.18
87337Entamoeba histolytica antigen test46$11.73
87338H. pylori stool antigen test44$13.34
87339H. pylori antigen test, other than stool44$14.23
87340Hepatitis B surface antigen46$10.23
87341Hepatitis B surface antigen confirmation46$10.33
87350Hepatitis B e antigen test46$11.12
87380Hepatitis D antigen test46$17.19
87385Histoplasma antigen test45$12.87
87389HIV antigen-antibody combination test46$23.00
87390HIV-1 antigen test46$21.31
87391HIV-2 antigen test45$19.71
87400Influenza A/B antigen test by immunoassay46$12.22
87420RSV antigen test, immunoassay45$12.87
87425Rotavirus antigen test45$11.68
87426Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) antigen test46$34.62
87427Shiga toxin test46$11.70
87428COVID-19 and influenza A/B combined antigen test45$62.89
87430Strep A antigen test, immunoassay46$14.81
87449Antigen test by immunoassay, other organism, each45$11.68
87467Hepatitis B surface antigen, quantitative40$20.26
87468Anaplasma DNA test, amplified39$30.91
87469Babesia DNA test, amplified40$30.94
87471Bartonella DNA test, amplified45$31.58
87472Bartonella DNA test, quantitative41$41.68
87475Lyme disease DNA test, direct probe44$19.85
87476Lyme disease DNA test, amplified45$33.51
87478Borrelia miyamotoi DNA test, amplified39$30.91
87480Candida DNA test, direct probe46$19.60
87481Candida DNA test, amplified46$31.58
87482Candida DNA test, quantitative43$49.16
87483Meningitis pathogen PCR panel, 12 to 25 targets38$375.10
87484Ehrlichia DNA test, amplified39$30.91
87485Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA test, direct probe44$19.85
87486Chlamydia pneumoniae by DNA/RNA amplification46$31.58
87487Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA test, quantitative41$40.91
87490Chlamydia DNA test, direct probe46$22.16
87491Chlamydia detection by DNA/RNA amplification46$31.58
87492Chlamydia DNA test, quantitative42$44.12
87493C. difficile toxin gene DNA test44$34.44
87495Cytomegalovirus DNA test, direct probe45$25.53
87496Cytomegalovirus DNA test, amplified45$33.51
87497Cytomegalovirus DNA test, quantitative46$41.30
87498Enterovirus RNA test, amplified45$34.14
87500Vancomycin resistance gene DNA test43$31.58
87501Influenza RNA test, amplified, each type45$46.18
87502Influenza DNA test, multiple types, first 246$86.22
87503Influenza RNA test, multiplex, each added type45$25.28
87505GI pathogen PCR panel, 3 to 5 targets41$122.51
87506GI pathogen PCR panel, 6 to 11 targets40$234.82
87507GI pathogen PCR panel, 12 to 25 targets41$375.10
87510Gardnerella by DNA probe46$19.53
87511Gardnerella DNA test, amplified44$31.58
87512Gardnerella DNA test, quantitative42$39.14
87516Hepatitis B DNA test, amplified45$33.51
87517Hepatitis B DNA test, quantitative46$40.54
87520Hepatitis C RNA test, direct probe43$26.54
87521Hepatitis C RNA test, amplified45$34.14
87522Hepatitis C RNA test, quantitative46$40.54
87525Hepatitis G RNA test, direct probe42$25.62
87526Hepatitis G RNA test, amplified43$35.33
87527Hepatitis G RNA test, quantitative41$39.87
87528Herpes simplex DNA test, direct probe44$19.60
87529Herpes simplex DNA test, amplified45$31.58
87530Herpes simplex DNA test, quantitative44$40.54
87531Herpes virus 6 DNA test, direct probe43$46.40
87532Herpes virus 6 DNA test, amplified44$31.58
87533Herpes virus 6 DNA test, quantitative44$37.58
87534HIV-1 DNA test, direct probe43$21.33
87535HIV-1 RNA test, amplified45$31.58
87536HIV-1 RNA test, quantitative (viral load)46$80.89
87537HIV-2 DNA test, direct probe43$21.33
87538HIV-2 RNA test, amplified44$32.55
87539HIV-2 RNA test, quantitative43$50.65
87540Legionella DNA test, direct probe43$19.65
87541Legionella DNA test, amplified44$31.58
87542Legionella DNA test, quantitative42$38.00
87550Mycobacteria DNA test, direct probe44$19.53
87551Mycobacteria DNA test, amplified45$42.91
87552Mycobacteria DNA test, quantitative42$40.54
87555Tuberculosis DNA test, direct probe45$24.19
87556Tuberculosis DNA test, amplified44$37.51
87557Tuberculosis DNA test, quantitative41$40.17
87560Mycobacterium avium DNA test, direct probe45$24.56
87561Mycobacterium avium DNA test, amplified44$32.55
87562Mycobacterium avium DNA test, quantitative41$40.91
87563Mycoplasma genitalium DNA test, amplified43$30.32
87580Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA test, direct probe43$19.65
87581Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA test, amplified44$31.58
87582Mycoplasma pneumoniae DNA test, quantitative41$242.10
87590Gonorrhea DNA test, direct probe44$24.19
87591Gonorrhea detection by DNA/RNA amplification46$31.58
87592Gonorrhea DNA test, quantitative42$38.56
87593Orthopoxvirus (mpox) DNA test, amplified38$45.64
87623HPV DNA test, low-risk types40$31.58
87624HPV DNA test, high-risk types46$31.58
87625HPV DNA test, types 16 and 1845$36.50
87631Respiratory virus panel, 3 to 5 targets45$126.37
87632Respiratory virus panel, 6 to 11 targets44$194.28
87633Respiratory virus panel, 12 to 25 targets44$373.75
87634RSV RNA test, amplified44$63.18
87635COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) PCR test46$49.23
87636COVID-19 and influenza A/B PCR test45$133.72
87637COVID-19, influenza A/B and RSV PCR test45$133.72
87640Staph aureus DNA test, amplified45$34.14
87641MRSA DNA test, amplified46$33.83
87650Strep A DNA test, direct probe45$19.55
87651Strep A DNA test, amplified46$31.58
87652Strep A DNA test, quantitative41$39.49
87653Strep B DNA test, amplified45$34.14
87660Trichomonas DNA test, direct probe46$19.85
87661Trichomonas by DNA/RNA amplification46$31.58
87662Zika virus RNA test, amplified39$47.51
87797DNA test, direct probe, other organism, each45$25.90
87798DNA test, amplified, other organism, each46$32.55
87799DNA test, quantitative, other organism, each41$39.37
87800DNA test, multiple organisms, direct probe46$38.68
87801DNA test, multiple organisms, amplified46$60.69
87802Strep B rapid antigen test46$12.05
87803C. difficile toxin A rapid antigen test45$14.32
87804Influenza rapid test46$14.76
87806HIV rapid antigen-antibody test44$28.33
87807RSV rapid antigen test46$12.05
87808Trichomonas rapid antigen test45$13.76
87809Adenovirus rapid antigen test44$18.01
87810Chlamydia rapid antigen test45$28.23
87811COVID-19 rapid antigen test45$37.03
87850Gonorrhea rapid test45$20.33
87880Strep A rapid test47$14.58
87899Rapid antigen test, other organism44$14.25
87900HIV drug resistance prediction from genotype44$127.29
87901HIV-1 drug resistance genotype, RT and protease45$245.85
87902Hepatitis C genotype test45$231.71
87903HIV-1 drug resistance phenotype, up to 10 drugs45$478.89
87904HIV-1 drug resistance phenotype, each added drug45$25.55
87905Vaginal fluid sialidase enzyme test41$12.22
87906HIV-1 genotype, integrase or fusion region44$122.93
87910Cytomegalovirus genotype test42$229.51
87912Hepatitis B genotype test43$230.02
87913SARS-CoV-2 variant genotyping25$247.83
87999Unlisted microbiology test10$30.54

Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one. Descriptions are ProviderSignal's own plain-language labels or public-domain CMS text.