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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Vermont 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$45.71$34.67 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$43.65 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $9 to $468Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $204professional $46

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$44.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$45.71

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.