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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 July 2026.

How much does Viral Culture Identification cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $72.44.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $28 to $41Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $38 to $78
$50$100facility $34professional $56

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
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Hawaii· 4th of 51

$54.95

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.