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Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe

South 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$20.89$20.89 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$22.91 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $19 to $123Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $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
$18.62
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 45th 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.