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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Colorado 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 7 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$32.36 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$57.54 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $33 to $219Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $65
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $105professional $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
$26.92
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$79.43
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $53.70 · 13th 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.