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Viral Culture Identification

Idaho 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 Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$35.48$31.62 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$43.65 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $34 to $145Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $66
$20$50$100facility $66professional $35

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$57.54

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 2nd 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.