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Tuberculosis Bacteria Gene Detection Test

Wisconsin 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 12 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$50.12$25.12 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$63.10 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $50 to $389Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $17 to $191
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $115professional $50

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
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$281.84
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin $52.48 · 12th 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.