go back

Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Michigan 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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$13.80$10.96 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.80 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $26Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10$20facility $14professional $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
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.14

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 35th of 51

$13.80

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.