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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

Tennessee 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$33.88$32.36 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$39.81 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $32 to $182Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $28 to $62
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $66professional $34

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
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$77.62
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $36.31 · 44th 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.