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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

California 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 October 2026.

How much does Other Laboratory Test For Germs cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$13.49 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$33.11 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $19 to $107Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $1,738
$10$100$1Kfacility $48professional $18

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 2951.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Kentucky. 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.

California· 31st of 49

$40.74

MA $3,090KY $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.