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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 July 2026.

How much does Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 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$27.54$27.54 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$61.66 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $30 to $363Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $275
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $107professional $28

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
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$114.82

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $67.61 · 4th 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.