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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Colorado 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$15.14$13.49 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$26.92 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $102Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $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
$12.59
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$25.12

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.