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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Delaware 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 July 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$28.84$26.92 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$36.31 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $29 to $288Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $229
$10$20$50$100$200facility $166professional $29

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
$28.84
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$66.07
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$40.74

WV $102VT $31.62

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.