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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Nebraska 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$25.12 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$69.18 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $28 to $219Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $24 to $324
$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$141.25

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 31st of 51

$39.81

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.