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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Mississippi 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 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$29.51$20.42 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$26.92 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $24 to $48Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $55
$20$50facility $36professional $30

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
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$45.71

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$30.90

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.