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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Utah 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 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 6 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$22.91$19.50 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$30.20 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $18 to $129Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $76professional $23

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
$18.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$50.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$117.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 40th of 51

$23.44

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.