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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87556

This laboratory test uses a gene-based amplification technique to detect the bacteria that cause tuberculosis directly in a patient sample, such as sputum coughed up from the lungs. Amplifying the genetic material makes the test more sensitive than older methods, allowing detection even when only a small amount of bacteria is present. It helps confirm a tuberculosis infection more quickly than waiting for a culture to grow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$29.51 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$47.86 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $42 to $65Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $25 to $55
$20$50$100facility $48professional $31

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
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
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Arkansas· 22nd of 51

$46.77

AK $93.33FL $28.18

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.