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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 July 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 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$40.74$34.67 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$50.12 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $35 to $178Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $27 to $102
$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $41

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
$35.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 16th of 51

$63.10

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.