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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

South Carolina 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 5 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$11.75$11.48 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$16.22 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $12

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
$10.23
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$13.18

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.