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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Colorado 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$31.62$28.18 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$54.95 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $32 to $209Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $60
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $102professional $32

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
$31.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$64.57
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $54.95 · 10th 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.