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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Missouri 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$14.13$8.91 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.45 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $34Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
$12.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$15.49

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.