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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 July 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Genetic Test cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$33.88$30.90 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$33.88 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $28 to $166Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $12 to $178
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $41professional $34

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $36.31 · 7th of 51
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.