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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$26.92$25.12 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$79.43 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $71 to $240Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $115
$20$50$100$200facility $135professional $27

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$173.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 32nd 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.