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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87487

A test that searches a sample taken from the patient for the genetic material of a particular organism, rather than relying on it growing in a culture. It is used to confirm whether that organism is behind an infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 4 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$28.18 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$41.69 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $37 to $65Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $49
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $48professional $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
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $42.66 · 34th of 51
AK $95.50DC $32.36

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.