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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Kentucky 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$22.39 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$28.84 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $28 to $83Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $79
$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $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
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
3 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
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 29th of 51

$35.48

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.