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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Missouri 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$19.50$15.14 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$19.95 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $47Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$21.38

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.