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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

South Carolina 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$33.11$33.11 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$58.88 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $33 to $324Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $29 to $45
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $129professional $33

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
$33.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
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
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $35.48 · 47th 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.