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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Georgia 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 October 2026.

How much does Mycobacteria Identification From Culture cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$5.89 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$14.45 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $22
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$21.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$30.90
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.82

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Georgia· 47th of 51

$10.96

AK $33.11KY $8.91

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.