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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Oklahoma 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 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$15.14$11.75 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$15.14 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $51Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $15

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
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 39th of 51

$18.62

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.