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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Michigan 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?

$12.88

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.72 to $30.90.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $135Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $29 to $1,349
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $12professional $955

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in New Mexico than in Indiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Michigan $12.88 · 48th of 51
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.