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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Missouri 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$40.74$27.54 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$41.69 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $36 to $98Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $17 to $83
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $58professional $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
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $44.67 · 23rd 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.