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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 July 2026.

How much does Virus Identification By Tissue Culture cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 7 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$25.12$17.38 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$26.30 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $89Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $62
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $25

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
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$30.20

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.