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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Louisiana 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?

$13.80

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $0.02 to $44.67.

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 $14 · 10th to 90th $0 to $224Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $39 to $40
$0.1$1$10$100facility $14professional $39

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
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 47th of 51

$13.80

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.