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Chlamydia Molecular Test

South Carolina 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 6 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$43.65$28.18 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$74.13 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $35 to $339Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $28 to $209
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $44

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
$38.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$95.50

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$85.11

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.