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Viral Culture Identification

Indiana 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 6 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$27.54$23.99 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$33.88 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $28 to $112Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $16 to $32
$20$50$100$200facility $34professional $28

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
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 39th of 51

$30.90

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.