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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 7 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$35.48$28.18 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$45.71 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $34 to $195Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $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
$33.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th 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.