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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Indiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Virus Identification By Tissue Culture cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$12.30 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$25.70 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $83Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $47
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $26professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$33.88

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$20.89

AK $66.07AL $10.96

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.