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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Utah 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$13.80$11.48 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$16.98 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $14 to $98Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $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
$13.80
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$21.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.14

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$13.80

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.