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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Nebraska 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$17.78$17.78 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$29.51 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $18 to $240Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $178
$10$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $18

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
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$74.13

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$40.74

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.