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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Louisiana 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$15.49$11.22 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.49 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $52Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $15

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
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.14

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$17.78

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.