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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Pennsylvania 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 9 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$35.48$33.88 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$52.48 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $36 to $251Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $32 to $102
$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $35

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
$36.31
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$151.36
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$151.36
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$39.81

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.