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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Michigan 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$37.15$31.62 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$40.74 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $39 to $74Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $30 to $58
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $41professional $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
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $40.74 · 37th 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.