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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Arizona 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 Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$11.75$9.77 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$15.49 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $63Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $81
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $12

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
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.14

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th 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.