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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Ohio 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$15.49 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$26.30 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56
$10$20$50$100$200facility $39professional $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
$21.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$109.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 34th of 51

$24.55

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.