go back

Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Arizona 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$30.90$28.18 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$60.26 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $37 to $182Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $21 to $162
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $89professional $31

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
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $33.88 · 47th of 51
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.