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Bartonella Bacteria Dna Test

Kansas rates for HCPCS 87471

This laboratory test looks for the genetic material of the bacteria that cause cat scratch disease and related infections, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of bacterial DNA so they can be detected. It is typically run on a blood sample or tissue sample when this infection is suspected. A positive result indicates the bacteria's genetic material was found in the sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bartonella Bacteria Dna Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$26.30 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$50.12 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $35 to $110Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $23 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $34

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Kansas· 8th of 51

$47.86

AK $79.43DC $26.30

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.