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Lyme Disease Genetic Detection Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 87476

This laboratory test looks for genetic material from the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of genetic material so it can be detected. It is typically used alongside or after antibody-based blood testing when there's a need to directly detect the organism rather than the body's immune response to it. Results help support a Lyme disease diagnosis in the appropriate clinical setting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lyme Disease Genetic Detection Test cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$30.90 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$33.11 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $28 to $158Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $22 to $85
$20$50$100facility $74professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$36.31

AK $79.43MD $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.