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Chlamydia Molecular Test

South 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 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 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$39.81$26.92 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$158 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $195Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $182
$20$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $40

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
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$181.97
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$288.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th 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.