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Viral Culture Identification

New Mexico 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$20.42 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$58.88 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $30 to $324Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $155professional $28

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
$25.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 31st of 51

$31.62

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.