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Viral Culture Identification

Hawaii 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $70.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $38 to $79
$50$100professional $52

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 3rd of 51

$52.48

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.