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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Alabama 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$20.89$16.22 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$11.75 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50facility $23professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.18

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 46th of 51

$20.89

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.