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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 8 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$41.69$33.11 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$42.66 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $33 to $123Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $282
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $76professional $42

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
$33.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$120.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $42.66 · 32nd 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.