go back

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 October 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$25.12 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$75.86 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $32 to $191Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $17 to $85
$20$50$100$200facility $120professional $42

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
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
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
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.02

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$54.95

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.