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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Kentucky 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$7.41 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$11.75 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$10$20$50facility $14professional $8

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
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
$2.82
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.95

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$8.91

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.