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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Oklahoma 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$40.74$26.30 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$42.66 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $19 to $66
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $79professional $41

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
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $60.26 · 9th 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.