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Viral Culture Identification

Florida rates for HCPCS 87255

This is a laboratory test that attempts to grow a virus from a patient sample in living cells, then identifies it using methods other than watching for the visible changes it causes to those cells. It is one way to confirm a viral infection, though it has largely been supplemented by faster molecular tests in many settings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Viral Culture Identification cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$29.51$28.18 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$33.88 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $30 to $166Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $26 to $38
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $68professional $30

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
$29.51
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Florida $30.20 · 41st of 51
AK $75.86DC $25.12

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.