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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

New York 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$14.79 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$30.90 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $0 to $98Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $17
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $40professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 43rd of 49

$21.38

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.