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Mycobacteria DNA Test

New Mexico 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 5 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$21.38$15.14 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$22.39 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $65Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $132
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $21

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 14th of 51

$23.99

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.