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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Colorado 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 7 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$20.42$18.20 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$35.48 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $21 to $135Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $20

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
$16.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$31.62

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.