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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

New Jersey 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 5 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$21.38$17.78 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$38.90 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $30 to $275Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $44
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $58professional $21

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
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 34th of 51

$23.99

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.