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Bartonella Bacteria Dna Test

Mississippi 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 4 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$40.74$26.92 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$36.31 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $32 to $63Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $26 to $71
$20$50$100facility $58professional $41

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
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$40.74

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.