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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Washington, DC 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$19.95$19.95 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$19.95 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $20 to $138Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $19 to $35
$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $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
$19.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.12

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$19.95

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.