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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Georgia 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$39.81$28.18 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$42.66 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $34 to $105Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $21 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $58professional $40

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
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $47.86 · 20th 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.