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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

South Carolina 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$20.42$20.42 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$33.88 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $20 to $170Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52
$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $20

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
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$22.91

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.