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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Virginia 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 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$10.96$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$14.45 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $22professional $11

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
$14.45
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.48

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 51

$14.45

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.