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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$30.20$24.55 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$32.36 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $26 to $115Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $60
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $30

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
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 10th 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.