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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Idaho 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 8 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$42.66$38.90 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$45.71 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $42 to $155Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $30 to $81
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $76professional $43

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
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$69.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $43.65 · 24th 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.