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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Montana 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$53.70$48.98 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$53.70 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $43 to $135Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $26 to $282
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $65professional $54

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26

Where Montana 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.

Montana $57.54 · 10th 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.