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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Michigan 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$17.38$15.14 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$19.05 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $35Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $27
$10$20$50facility $19professional $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
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$19.05

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.