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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87555

Looks for the genetic material of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis in a sample such as coughed-up phlegm, using a matching probe that binds that material directly rather than a step that copies it first. Because the organism grows very slowly in the laboratory, reading its genetic material shortens the wait from weeks to a much shorter turnaround, which matters for starting treatment and limiting spread.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Genetic Test cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$60.26$26.92 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$26.92 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $27 to $191Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $19 to $89
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $60

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
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$93.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$60.26

AK $60.26DE $18.20

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.