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Other Laboratory Test For Germs

Virginia 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$417 to $10,233
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$22.39 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $11 to $10,233Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $13 to $11,482
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $38professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 49

$44.67

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.