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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Indiana 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 4 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$16.60$14.79 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$19.95 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $20professional $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
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$17.78

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.