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Mycobacteria Identification From Culture

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 9 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$13.18 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$16.22 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $81Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $81
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $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
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$81.28
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$64.57
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
$19.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$26.30

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 20th 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.