What does code 87153 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87153 ranges from $72.77 to $1,400. 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.

87153 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE TYPING DNA/RNA SEQUENCING EA ISOLATE" 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.

87153

HCPCS

HC CULTURE TYPING DNA/RNA SEQUENCING EA ISOLATE

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 87153 (HC CULTURE TYPING DNA/RNA SEQUENCING EA ISOLATE) appears at 32 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $72.77 to $1,400. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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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.

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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 87153 vary by about 19× across the 30 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $72.77 to $1,400. Shopping around can matter.

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$72.77

Lowest cash

$1,400

Highest cash

code 87153 cash price67 disclosed · 30 hospitals

$72.77median ~$328$1,400

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$72.77 – $166

Marion · 1 hospital$72.77
Charlevoix · 1 hospital$104–$166
Manistee · 1 hospital$104–$166
Kalkaska · 1 hospital$104–$166
Frankfort · 1 hospital$104–$153
Cadillac · 1 hospital$104–$166

71 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC CULTURE TYPING DNA/RNA SEQUENCING EA ISOLATE Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87153 HCPCS	$1,400	$1,400	—	—
Dna/rna sequencing Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	87153 HCPCS	—	—	$115 – $195	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Inpatient	Advocate Christ Medical Center	87153 CPT	$660	$330	$288 – $528	—
Hc Culture, Typing; Identification By Nucleic Acid Sequencing Method, Each Isolate Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87153 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Dna/rna sequencing Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	87153 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87153 CPT	$660	$330	$115 – $557	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$115 – $553	—
HB BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION; NUCL ACID SEQUENCING, EA Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	87153 HCPCS	$469	$469	—	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87153 CPT	$660	$330	$115 – $554	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate Condell Medical Center	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$115 – $550	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$115 – $543	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital	87153 CPT	$660	$330	$115 – $547	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87153 CPT	$660	$330	$115 – $643	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$115 – $638	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87153 CPT	$1,570	$785	$942 – $1,335	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$393 – $557	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87153 CPT	$1,570	$785	$942 – $1,335	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$393 – $557	—
16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCING Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87153 CPT	$1,570	$785	$92.29 – $1,335	—
CULTURE TYPING ID BY SEQUENCING Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	87153 CPT	$655	$328	$92.29 – $557	—
Aerobe Identification by Sequencing (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87153 CPT	$196	$166	$156 – $196	—
Anaerobe Identification by Sequencing (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87153 CPT	$180	$153	$144 – $180	—
Fungal Sequencing Identification (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87153 CPT	$123	$104	$98.32 – $123	—
Mycobacteria Ident by Sequencing (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	87153 CPT	$176	$150	$141 – $176	—
Aerobe Identification by Sequencing (Bill Only) Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	87153 CPT	$196	$166	$98.08 – $852	—

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 87153 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Advocate Christ Medical Center University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 87153: frequently asked

What does code 87153 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 87153 ranges from $72.77 to $1,400. 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 87153?: 87153 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CULTURE TYPING DNA/RNA SEQUENCING EA ISOLATE" 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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