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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Massachusetts 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?

$22.39

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.50 to $74.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $0 to $5,888Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $22
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$165.96

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 44th of 51

$22.39

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.