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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Kansas 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$40.74$30.90 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$50.12 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $42 to $110Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $25 to $51
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $72professional $41

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
$44.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$63.10

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $50.12 · 16th 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.