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Bartonella Bacteria Dna Test

Massachusetts 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 9 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$35.48$33.88 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$48.98 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $35 to $135Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $98
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $79professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$117.49
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 32nd of 51

$35.48

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.