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Viral Culture Identification

Wyoming 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$42.66 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.88 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $34 to $68Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107
$20$50$100facility $43professional $47

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 9th of 51

$46.77

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.