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Rapid Virus Culture With Fluorescent Staining

Ohio rates for HCPCS 87254

A laboratory test that grows a virus from a patient sample in a small vial of cells spun in a centrifuge, which drives the virus into the cells faster. A fluorescent stain is then used to identify which virus is present, and each virus looked for is billed separately. It gives an answer sooner than a standard viral culture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rapid Virus Culture With Fluorescent Staining cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$9.55 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$20.42 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $59Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$79.43
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.92
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$15.49

KS $45.71AL $10.47

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.