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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Florida 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$16.98$12.02 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$19.95 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $18 to $98Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $17

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
$17.78
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$39.81
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 42nd of 51

$17.38

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.