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Viral Culture Identification

North Dakota 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $57.54.

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

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $23 to $51Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $20 to $68
$20$50$100facility $23professional $51

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$50.12

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.