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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Kentucky 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.39$16.22 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$21.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $22

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
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
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.37

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$22.39

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.