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Lyme Disease Bacterium Genetic Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87477

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Borrelia burgdorferi, the tick-borne bacterium that causes Lyme disease, in a sample taken from the body. Finding its genetic material points to the organism itself being present.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lyme Disease Bacterium Genetic Test cost?

$38.90

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $38.90.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $39 to $39Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $68 to $85
$50facility $39professional $68

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 48th of 50

$38.90

MA $204VA $38.90

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.