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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Iowa 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 8 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$19.50$15.49 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$19.95 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $15 to $58Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132
$20$50$100facility $38professional $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
$15.49
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 33rd of 51

$19.95

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.