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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Connecticut 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 5 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$9.77$9.77 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$14.79 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $42Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.70

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$11.22

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.