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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Maryland 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 6 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$11.75$10.72 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$10.23 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $7 to $214Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $43
$10$20$50$100$200facility $155professional $12

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
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$12.02

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.