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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Florida 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$37.15$33.88 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$42.66 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $38 to $200Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $26 to $60
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $100professional $37

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
$38.02
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$67.61
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66

Where Florida 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.

Florida $39.81 · 41st 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.