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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Nevada 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$32.36$25.12 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$34.67 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $32 to $316Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $83
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $56professional $32

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
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$63.10
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $38.90 · 34th 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.