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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Michigan 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 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$35.48$30.90 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$39.81 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $38 to $72Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $49
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $41professional $35

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
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$117.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $39.81 · 33rd 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.