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Genetic Test for a Specific Bacterium

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 87563

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of one specific type of bacterium, using a technique that amplifies small amounts of genetic material so even a low level of the organism can be detected. A sample is collected from the site suspected of infection, such as urine, a swab, or another bodily specimen. Results help confirm or rule out infection by this particular organism.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test for a Specific Bacterium cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$35.48$27.54 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$61.66 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $35 to $282Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $85
$20$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $35

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
$28.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$144.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$100.00

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in West Virginia than in Rhode Island. 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 Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$35.48

WV $97.72RI $26.30

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.