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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

North Dakota 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$70.79$41.69 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$29.51 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $30 to $229Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $30 to $95
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $39professional $71

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
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $69.18 · 3rd 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.