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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Arizona 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$32.36$28.84 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$51.29 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $39 to $186Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $60
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $87professional $32

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
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $34.67 · 48th 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.