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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

North Carolina 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 6 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$21.38 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$23.44 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $89Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $39
$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $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
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$23.44

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.