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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$42.66$33.11 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$81.28 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $60 to $245Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $28 to $98
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $138professional $43

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
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$125.89

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $42.66 · 28th 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.