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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Florida 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 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 8 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$10.23$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$21.38 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $13 to $81Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $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
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$85.11
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 51st of 51

$10.47

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.