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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Colorado 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$20.42$18.20 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$35.48 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $21 to $135Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $20

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
$16.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$30.90

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.