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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$14.45$11.22 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$14.45 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $102Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $14

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
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 25th 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.