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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

New Mexico 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$23.44$19.50 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$41.69 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $23 to $263Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $56
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $83professional $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
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 45th of 51

$23.44

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.