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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Michigan 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 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$23.44$19.95 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$25.70 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $24 to $47Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$20$50facility $26professional $23

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
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$25.70

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.