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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

New Mexico 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$38.90$21.38 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$75.86 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $37 to $398Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $17 to $74
$20$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $39

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
$30.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 15th of 51

$51.29

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.