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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 7 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$11.22$11.22 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.50 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $74Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $11

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
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.80

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 29th 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.