go back

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 July 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 7 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$36.31$29.51 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$47.86 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $48 to $89Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $25 to $66
$20$50$100$200$500facility $55professional $36

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$47.86

AK $93.33DE $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.