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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Mississippi 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$20.89 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$50.12 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $63Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71
$20$50$100facility $50professional $37

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
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$87.10

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$45.71

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.