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Tuberculosis Genetic Test

Virginia 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$11.22 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$26.92 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $27 to $129Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $37
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $41professional $18

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
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.57

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$21.38

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.