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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Oklahoma 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$19.50$15.49 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$26.30 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $19 to $132Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $76professional $19

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
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.39

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 6th of 51

$36.31

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.