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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 October 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Genetic Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$27.54$12.59 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$32.36 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $27 to $87Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $28

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
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$38.02

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$29.51

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.