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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Florida 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$22.39$21.38 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$26.30 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $21 to $174Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $20 to $33
$10$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $22

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
$22.39
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$204.17
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 39th of 51

$23.44

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.