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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Georgia 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 8 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$34.67$26.92 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$41.69 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $28 to $145Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $102
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $35

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
$28.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$63.10

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 34th of 51

$41.69

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.