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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae DNA Test

Utah rates for HCPCS 87582

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a sample from the airway. This bacterium causes chest infections that come on gradually with a persistent dry cough, an illness often called walking pneumonia. Detecting its DNA identifies it far faster than growing it in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mycoplasma Pneumoniae DNA Test cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$117$52.48 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$282 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $52 to $603Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $45 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $282professional $117

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
$52.48
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Utah· 20th of 51

$269

AK $676RI $67.61

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.