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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Colorado 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 7 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$20.89$19.95 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$34.67 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $20 to $132Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $16 to $26
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $65professional $21

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
$16.60
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $26.30 · 28th of 51
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.