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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87252

A laboratory test that attempts to grow a virus from a patient sample in a cell (tissue) culture, then examines the culture for changes caused by viral growth to help identify what virus is present. It is a traditional method of confirming a viral infection when other faster tests may not provide enough detail.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Virus Identification By Tissue Culture cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$58.88$26.30 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$23.44 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $23 to $186Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $23 to $105
$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $59

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
$26.30
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$83.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$151.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 8th of 51

$34.67

NE $57.54DC $19.50

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.