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Viral Culture Identification

Nevada 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$25.12 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$28.18 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $26 to $182Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $22 to $39
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $52professional $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
$26.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $29.51 · 48th of 51
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.