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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Nebraska 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$9.55$9.55 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$18.20 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $85Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $95
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $10

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
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$28.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$21.38

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.