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Molecular Test For An Infectious Agent

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 4 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$31.62 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$35.48 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $65Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $29 to $41
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $54professional $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
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$58.88

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $35.48 · 46th 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.