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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

North Carolina 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$23.44$18.20 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$22.39 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $21 to $123Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$23.99

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.