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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Florida 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$18.62 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$35.48 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $30 to $65Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $55
$5$10$20$50$100facility $65professional $25

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
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$41.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
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
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$28.18

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.