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Chlamydia Molecular Test

North Dakota 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$53.70$41.69 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$79.43 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $25 to $224Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $25 to $71
$20$50$100$200facility $141professional $54

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
$24.55
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$63.10

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.