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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 October 2026.

How much does Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$11.48 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$21.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $18 to $43Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.37

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 41st of 51

$21.88

AK $60.26AL $11.75

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.