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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 July 2026.

How much does Other Laboratory Test For Germs cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 8 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$21.88$16.60 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$44.67 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $40 to $251Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $76
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $89professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$1,949.84
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$0.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 24th of 51

$89.13

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.