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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$4.79 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$209 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $204 to $275Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $5 to $1,950
$5$20$100$500facility $224professional $17

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
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$224

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.