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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Oregon 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 8 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$16.22$13.80 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$14.45 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $81
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $16

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
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$17.38

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 19th of 51

$16.22

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.