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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Minnesota 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 6 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$57.54$31.62 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$75.86 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $35 to $282Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $23 to $182
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $174professional $58

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
$61.66
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in West Virginia than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $74.13 · 11th of 51
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.