What does code 87149 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87149 ranges from $10.00 to $250. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

87149 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

87149

HCPCS

HC CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS

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iDirect answer

Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87149 (HC CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS) appears at 45 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $10.00 to $250. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Published-price availability

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103

Cash

103

List

Negotiated

Allowed

A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 87149 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 87149 vary by about 25× across the 43 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $10.00 to $250. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

108

Prices shown

$10.00

Lowest cash

$250

Highest cash

code 87149 cash price103 disclosed · 43 hospitals

$10.00median ~$63.92$250

Lowest cash price by hospital

Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital$10.00
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center$16.45
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange$17.76
St Jude Medical Center$17.76
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center$21.35
The Women's Hospital$24.27

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$10.00 – $105

Chicago · 2 hospitals$10.00–$105
Mission Hills · 1 hospital$16.45
Orange · 1 hospital$17.76
Fullerton · 1 hospital$17.76
Tarzana · 1 hospital$21.35
Newburgh · 1 hospital$24.27

108 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87149 HCPCS	$250	$250	—	—
Dna/rna direct probe Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87149 HCPCS	—	—	$20.05 – $33.97	—
Hc Afb Identtionific By Nucleic Acid Probe Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87149 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Hc Culture Type Id Na Probe Kpc Per Culture Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87149 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Dna/rna direct probe Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87149 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87149 CPT	$210	$105	$20.05 – $171	—
HB CULTURE TYPING, ID BY N ACID PROB, DIRECT, EA Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87149 HCPCS	$10.00	$10.00	—	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	87149 CPT	$210	$105	$91.77 – $168	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87149 CPT	$210	$105	$20.05 – $168	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87149 CPT	$210	$105	$20.05 – $205	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM NEG BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87149 CPT	$123	$67.65	$20.05 – $111	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM POS BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	87149 CPT	$84.00	$46.20	$20.05 – $100	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $135	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$16.04 – $136	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
CULTURE ID BY PROBE Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	87149 CPT	$160	$80.00	$96.00 – $136	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM NEG BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	87149 CPT	$123	$67.65	$73.80 – $117	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM POS BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87149 CPT	$71.50	$39.33	$42.90 – $62.92	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM NEG BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Inpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon	87149 CPT	$105	$57.48	$62.70 – $91.96	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM NEG BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Outpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin	87149 CPT	$105	$57.48	$20.05 – $91.96	—
HC NANOSPHERE GRAM POS BLOOD, CULT, TYP, ID BY NA PROBE, DIR PROBE, EA Outpatient	Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin	87149 CPT	$71.50	$39.33	$20.05 – $62.92	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 87149 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Healdsburg Hospital Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence Saint John's Health Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87149: frequently asked

What does code 87149 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87149 ranges from $10.00 to $250. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 87149?: 87149 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE NUCLEIC ACID MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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