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Bartonella Bacteria Dna Test

Michigan 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 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$31.62$26.30 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$33.11 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $32 to $62Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $47
$20$50$100facility $33professional $32

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
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$117.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 37th of 51

$33.11

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.