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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

Louisiana 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$25.70$13.18 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$32.36 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $27 to $87Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $26

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$29.51

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.