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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Georgia 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$18.62$13.18 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$19.95 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $49Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47
$10$20$50facility $27professional $19

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
$16.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$35.48

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$21.88

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.