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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 October 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Genetic Test cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$16.22 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$50.12 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $21 to $123Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55
$10$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $27

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
$26.92
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$47.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
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
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.92

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$35.48

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.