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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87999

Covers a laboratory test that looks for bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites when the test performed has no standard named entry of its own. The laboratory works from a sample such as blood, urine, stool, a swab or a piece of tissue. The report sets out which method was used and what was found.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Laboratory Test For Germs cost?

$12.30

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.72 to $15.85.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $22
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $12professional $22

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in New Mexico than in Indiana. 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$12.30

NM $1,950IN $1.05

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.