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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Utah 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$16.22 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$19.95 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $20 to $141Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$20$50$100facility $31professional $22

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
$19.95
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 34th of 51

$22.91

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.