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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Genetic Test cost?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.99$16.98 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$30.90 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $24 to $42Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36
$20$50facility $31professional $24

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Arkansas· 17th of 51

$30.90

AK $60.26AL $11.22

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.