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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Montana 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$18.20$16.98 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$18.20 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $89Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $95
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $21professional $18

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$19.50

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.