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Chlamydia Molecular Test

Virginia 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$26.30$17.38 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$35.48 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $158Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $52professional $26

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
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$33.11

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.