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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Oregon 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$33.88 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$43.65 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $155Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $22 to $76
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $39

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
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 15th of 51

$47.86

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.