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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Connecticut 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 5 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$18.62$16.22 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$27.54 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $27 to $74Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $60
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $19

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
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 26th of 51

$26.92

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.