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Lyme Disease Bacterium Genetic Test

Iowa 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $141.

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 $72 · 10th to 90th $52 to $204Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $68 to $141
$100$200facility $72professional $112

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 50

$112

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.