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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Tennessee 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$33.11$30.90 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$35.48 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $33 to $550Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $25 to $60
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $89professional $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
$33.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$66.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $35.48 · 42nd 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.