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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Washington, DC 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$10.96$10.96 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$10.96 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $11 to $102Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $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
$10.96
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$10.96

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.