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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Illinois 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$12.59$11.22 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.20 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $14 to $138Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $27professional $13

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
$26.92
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 9th of 51

$19.50

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.