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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Mississippi 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$28.18$17.78 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$42.66 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $25 to $47Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49
$10$20$50facility $43professional $28

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
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$53.70
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 8th of 51

$37.15

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.