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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Kansas 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$15.49 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$58.88 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $38 to $93Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $26

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
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$53.70
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
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.50

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 2nd of 51

$58.88

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.