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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Rhode Island 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 4 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$26.92$19.50 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$35.48 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $31 to $166Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $27

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
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$26.92

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.