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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 October 2026.

How much does Gonorrhea DNA Test, Direct Probe cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$21.38$12.59 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$30.20 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $20 to $148Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200facility $39professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
3 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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$26.92

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.