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Lyme Disease Bacterium Genetic Test

California 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $204.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $39 to $204Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $68 to $398
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $100professional $85

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where California 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.

California· 9th of 50

$85.11

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.