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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87550

A laboratory test that looks for mycobacterial genetic material in a sample such as sputum, fluid, or tissue. Mycobacteria are a group of slow-growing bacteria that includes the organism causing tuberculosis along with others that infect the lungs, lymph nodes, and skin. Detecting their DNA gives an answer in a fraction of the time culture takes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mycobacteria DNA Test cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 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$44.67$19.95 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$19.95 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $20 to $145Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $45

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$44.67

AK $44.67MD $15.14

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.