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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

New York 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$13.49 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$24.55 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $15 to $98Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $56
$10$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $23

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$97.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$40.74
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$87.10
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
2 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
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$4.57

Where New York 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.

New York· 31st of 51

$23.44

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.