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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 October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$83.18$33.11 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$91.20 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $63 to $224Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $25 to $155
$20$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $83

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
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18
5 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$112

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.