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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

South Carolina 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 5 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$33.11$32.36 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$64.57 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $32 to $646Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $26 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $132professional $33

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
$131.83
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $36.31 · 38th 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.