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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Georgia 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 6 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$32.36$25.12 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$34.67 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $24 to $117Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $89
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $49professional $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
$21.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$54.95

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $37.15 · 36th 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.