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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 October 2026.

How much does Virus Identification By Tissue Culture cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$18.20$18.20 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$23.44 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $123Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $29
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $18

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
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$208.93
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
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
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$19.95

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.