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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Arizona 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 5 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$15.14$13.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$23.99 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $18 to $87Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $15

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
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 47th of 51

$16.22

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.