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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Oregon 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 8 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$51.29$41.69 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$42.66 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $43 to $112Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $36 to $89
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $47professional $51

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
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $47.86 · 21st 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.