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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 October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Molecular Test cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$18.20 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$33.11 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $25 to $158Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $5 to $55
$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $32

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
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
3 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$35.48

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.