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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Iowa 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 8 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$26.30$20.89 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$30.90 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $27 to $155Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $178
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $26

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
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$28.18

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.