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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Nebraska 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$17.38 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$38.02 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $25 to $389Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $174
$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $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
$38.02
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$52.48

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$57.54

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.