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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Iowa 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$50.12$39.81 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$63.10 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $42 to $275Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $27 to $174
$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $50

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
$41.69
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$58.88

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.