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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Kentucky 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$25.12 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$33.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $27 to $79Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $89
$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
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
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.32

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$34.67

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.