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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Louisiana 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$51.29$45.71 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$51.29 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $44 to $155Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $26 to $155
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $59professional $51

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
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$77.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $56.23 · 11th 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.