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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 October 2026.

How much does Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$12.02 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$10.47 to $10.47

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $16

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
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 51st of 51

$11.75

AK $60.26AL $11.75

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.