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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 July 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 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 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$52.48$24.55 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$158 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $62 to $191Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $21 to $182
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $174professional $52

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
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $77.62 · 10th 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.