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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

New Jersey 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 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$22.91$19.95 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$50.12 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $26 to $316Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $50
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $79professional $23

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
$33.11
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$37.15

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 20th of 51

$30.90

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.