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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87118

This is a laboratory test that identifies the specific type of mycobacteria growing in a culture sample, such as the bacteria that cause tuberculosis or related infections. Once a culture shows mycobacterial growth, this additional testing pins down exactly which species is present, which helps guide the choice of treatment. It's performed on a sample that has already been grown in the lab, rather than being the initial culture step itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mycobacteria Identification From Culture cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$16.98 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$10.72 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $69Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $14 to $59
$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $33

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$85.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Iowa than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 24th of 51

$14.45

IA $28.18FL $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.