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Viral Culture Identification

Oklahoma 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$20.42$15.85 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$39.81 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $27 to $132Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36
$20$50$100facility $62professional $20

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
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 28th of 51

$32.36

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.