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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 8 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$19.50 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.30 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $25 to $155Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $68
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $45professional $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
$24.55
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th 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.