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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Missouri 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$15.49 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$33.88 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $25 to $126Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $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
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
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
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 11th of 51

$31.62

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.