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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Nebraska 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$28.18$28.18 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$81.28 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $28 to $513Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $26 to $282
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $117professional $28

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
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$117.49

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $70.79 · 5th 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.