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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 July 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Genetic Test cost?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 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$23.44$18.20 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$30.90 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $28 to $47Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50facility $34professional $23

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$26.30

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.