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Genetic Test for a Respiratory Bacterium

Nevada rates for HCPCS 87486

A laboratory test that detects genetic material from a specific type of bacterium linked to respiratory tract infection, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of genetic material so the test can find even a low level of the organism. A sample is usually collected from the nose, throat, or lower airway. Results help identify this particular cause of a cough, chest infection, or pneumonia-like illness.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test for a Respiratory Bacterium cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 7 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$40.74$23.99 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$35.48 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $28 to $200Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $19 to $56
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $41

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
$27.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$53.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 2.5 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.

Nevada· 28th of 51

$40.74

AK $69.18DC $27.54

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.