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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 87491

This laboratory test detects the genetic material of the bacteria that causes chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted infection, using a highly sensitive DNA-based method. It can be performed on a urine sample or a swab, depending on how it is collected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 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 $41.69 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$29.51 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$39.81 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $40 to $63Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $62
$20$50$100facility $42professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$66.07
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Minnesota than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 24th of 51

$39.81

MN $112MD $26.30

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.