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Viral Culture Identification

Oregon 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$30.20 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$35.48 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $34 to $145Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $35

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
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 11th of 51

$40.74

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.