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Mycobacteria DNA Test

Oregon 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 8 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$23.99$19.50 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$19.95 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $20 to $54Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $24

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
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 19th of 51

$22.39

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.