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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

North Carolina 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$33.11$30.90 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$38.02 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $33 to $245Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $28 to $55
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $107professional $33

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
$33.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $33.88 · 45th 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.