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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Georgia 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$22.91$17.38 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$25.70 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $95Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $35professional $23

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
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 35th of 51

$24.55

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.