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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

South Dakota 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 6 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$72.44$33.11 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$79.43 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $49 to $81Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $29 to $117
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $81professional $72

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
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$354.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $81.28 · 2nd 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.