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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 July 2026.

How much does Virus Identification By Tissue Culture cost?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$22.91$22.91 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$33.11 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $26 to $98Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $41
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $60professional $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
$28.18
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 32nd 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.