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Chlamydia Molecular Test

New Jersey 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 7 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$31.62$26.30 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$46.77 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $27 to $309Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $54
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $95professional $32

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
$26.92
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,621.81
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $38.90 · 45th 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.