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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Kansas 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$12.59$12.59 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$16.98 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $14 to $37Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20$50facility $32professional $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
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.44

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 32nd of 51

$14.45

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.