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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Pennsylvania 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$44.67$44.67 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$24.55 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $18 to $339Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $22 to $46
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $48professional $45

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
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$102.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$45.71

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th of 49

$45.71

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.