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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 October 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$60.26$47.86 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$29.51 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $132Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $25 to $83
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $30professional $60

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$60.26

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.