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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Tennessee 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$19.95 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$23.99 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39
$10$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $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
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$22.91

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.