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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Indiana 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.05 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.05$1.05 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$28.18 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $13 to $2,089Professionalmedian $1 · 10th to 90th $1 to $23
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $56professional $1

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 23rd of 49

$52.48

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.