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Virus Identification By Tissue Culture

Wyoming 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$32.36$23.44 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$44.67 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $85Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $83
$10$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $32

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$36.31

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 14th of 51

$32.36

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.