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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$26.30$24.55 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$26.30 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $26 to $195Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $38
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $26

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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 27th 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.