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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 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$21.38$17.78 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$27.54 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $22 to $129Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $3 to $54
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $45professional $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
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$26.30

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.