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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Tennessee 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?

$72.44

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $257.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $11 to $288Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $22
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $166professional $14

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $72.44 · 29th 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.