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Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 87899

A rapid laboratory test that looks for material from an infecting organism in a sample and is read by direct observation. It is used when the organism being sought has no standard named test of its own, so the laboratory reports it under a general heading.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 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 7 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$12.88$12.59 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$26.92 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $33
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $52professional $13

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
$13.80
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $25.12 · 10th of 51
WV $129DE $13.49

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.