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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 October 2026.

How much does Viral Culture Identification cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$27.54$20.42 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$35.48 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $30 to $63Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $55
$20$50$100facility $63professional $28

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
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Florida· 30th of 51

$31.62

AK $93.33MD $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.