Virus isolation; tissue culture, additional studies or definitive identification (eg, hemabsorption, neutralization,… (CPT 87253)
87253 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
60 of 118 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out — we never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center | Fort Collins, CO | $9.13 | $63 | $20.20 | 0.5× |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center | Greeley, CO | $17.58 | $63 | $20.20 | 0.9× |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction | Grand Junction, CO | $21.84 | $39 | $20.20 | 1.1× |
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center | Casper, WY | $27.30 | $65 | $20.20 | 1.4× |
| Sterling Regional MedCenter | Sterling, CO | $27.95 | $65 | $20.20 | 1.4× |
| UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital | Highlands Ranch, CO | $28.68 | $95.58 | $20.20 | 1.4× |
| Longs Peak Hospital | Longmont, CO | $33.46 | $95.58 | $20.20 | 1.7× |
| UCHealth Broomfield Hospital | Broomfield, CO | $33.46 | $95.58 | $20.20 | 1.7× |
| UCHealth Grandview Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $33.46 | $95.58 | $20.20 | 1.7× |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Aurora, CO | $35.40 | $101.14 | $20.20 | 1.8× |
| Parkview Medical Center | Pueblo, CO | $38.36 | $95.90 | $20.20 | 1.9× |
| Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County | Rock Springs, WY | $39 | $39 | $20.20 | 1.9× |
| Community Hospital, Torrington (Banner Health) | Torrington, WY | $40.88 | $65 | $20.20 | 2.0× |
| UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center | Steamboat Springs, CO | $42.13 | $46.81 | $20.20 | 2.1× |
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $43.42 | $65 | $20.20 | 2.1× |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland, WY | $45.63 | $65 | $20.20 | 2.3× |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $46.02 | $65 | $20.20 | 2.3× |
| UCHealth Greeley Hospital | Greeley, CO | $47.31 | $78.85 | $20.20 | 2.3× |
| Poudre Valley Hospital | Fort Collins, CO | $55.20 | $78.85 | $20.20 | 2.7× |
| Medical Center of the Rockies | Loveland, CO | $55.20 | $78.85 | $20.20 | 2.7× |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital | Laramie, WY | $55.50 | $55.50 | $20.20 | 2.7× |
| Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, CO | $56.28 | $160.78 | $20.20 | 2.8× |
| UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central | Colorado Springs, CO | $56.38 | $125.29 | $20.20 | 2.8× |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff, NE | $57.54 | $95.90 | $20.20 | 2.8× |
| Haxtun Hospital District | Haxtun, CO | $61.43 | $63 | $20.20 | 3.0× |
| Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, TX | $66.60 | $166.50 | $20.20 | 3.3× |
| William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (UT Southwestern) | Dallas, TX | $74.50 | $149 | $20.20 | 3.7× |
| Star Valley Medical Center | Afton, WY | $88.90 | $127 | $20.20 | 4.4× |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center | Cheyenne, WY | $92.46 | $132.08 | $20.20 | 4.6× |
| Vail Health Hospital | Vail, CO | $104.25 | $139 | $20.20 | 5.2× |
| St. Anthony Summit Medical Center | Frisco, CO | $111.07 | $277.67 | $20.20 | 5.5× |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth (Texas Health Resources) | Fort Worth, TX | $115.88 | $193.12 | $20.20 | 5.7× |
| St. John's Medical Center | Jackson, WY | $117 | $117 | $20.20 | 5.8× |
| Mercy Hospital Durango | Durango, CO | $122.83 | $307.07 | $20.20 | 6.1× |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital | Delta, CO | $155.10 | $258.50 | $20.20 | 7.7× |
| Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital | Julesburg, CO | $161 | $161 | $20.20 | 8.0× |
| St. Mary-Corwin Hospital | Pueblo, CO | $192.94 | $482.35 | $20.20 | 9.6× |
| Longmont United Hospital | Longmont, CO | $279.86 | $699.65 | $20.20 | 13.9× |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Lakewood, CO | $279.86 | $699.65 | $20.20 | 13.9× |
| Penrose Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO | $279.86 | $699.65 | $20.20 | 13.9× |
| St. Anthony North Health Campus | Westminster, CO | $279.86 | $699.65 | $20.20 | 13.9× |
| OrthoColorado Hospital | Lakewood, CO | $279.86 | $699.65 | $20.20 | 13.9× |
| St. Francis Hospital Interquest | Colorado Springs, CO | $279.86 | $699.65 | $20.20 | 13.9× |
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center | Salida, CO | $580.55 | $683 | $20.20 | 28.7× |
| HCA HealthOne Mountain Ridge | Thornton, CO | $751.41 | $751.41 | $20.20 | 37.2× |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver, CO | $777.10 | $777.10 | $20.20 | 38.5× |
| AdventHealth Avista | Louisville, CO | $777.10 | $777.10 | $20.20 | 38.5× |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | $777.10 | $777.10 | $20.20 | 38.5× |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | $777.10 | $777.10 | $20.20 | 38.5× |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | $777.10 | $777.10 | $20.20 | 38.5× |
| Medical City Dallas | Dallas, TX | $1,637.71 | $1,637.71 | $20.20 | 81.1× |
| HCA HealthOne Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree, CO | $1,680.67 | $1,680.67 | $20.20 | 83.2× |
| HCA HealthOne Aurora Medical Center | Aurora, CO | $2,077.27 | $2,077.27 | $20.20 | 102.8× |
| HCA HealthOne Rose Medical Center | Denver, CO | $2,415 | $2,415 | $20.20 | 119.6× |
| Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital | Brighton, CO | — | $90.03 | $20.20 | — |
| Aspen Mountain Medical Center | Rock Springs, WY | — | $146.65 | $20.20 | — |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | Grand Junction, CO | — | $229.27 | $20.20 | — |
| Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital | Golden, CO | — | $548.48 | $20.20 | — |
| Intermountain Health St. Joseph Hospital | Denver, CO | — | $548.48 | $20.20 | — |
| Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital | Lafayette, CO | — | $548.48 | $20.20 | — |
"Medicare pays" here is the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule rate — a national lab fee, the same benchmark at every hospital.