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Bartonella Bacteria Dna Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$28.18$27.54 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$53.70 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $30 to $269Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $83
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $28

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
$29.51
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$125.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$288.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$125.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$57.54

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 17th of 51

$41.69

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.