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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Louisiana 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 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$32.36$27.54 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$30.90 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $27 to $95Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $14 to $95
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $32

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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$33.88

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.