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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Nevada 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$20.89$19.50 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$21.88 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $20 to $195Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $31
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $36professional $21

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
$20.42
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.23
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 49th of 51

$22.39

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.