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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

New York 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 9 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 $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$27.54 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $22 to $74Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $46professional $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
$22.39
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$67.61
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$173.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$58.88
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$83.18

Where New York 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 York· 31st of 51

$26.30

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.