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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87590

A laboratory test that directly detects genetic material from the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, without first copying or amplifying the sample's genetic material. It helps confirm the presence of the infection from a patient sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 4 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$20.89$16.22 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.80 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $41Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.18

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$21.38

AK $60.26MD $19.95

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.