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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Montana 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$23.99 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$40.74 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $36 to $63Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$20$50$100facility $46professional $36

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$38.90

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.