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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Kentucky 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$21.38$10.72 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$21.88 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $21

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$21.38

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.