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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87591

This laboratory test detects the genetic material of the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, using a highly sensitive DNA-based method. It can be performed on a urine sample or a swab, depending on how it is collected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gonorrhea Molecular Test cost?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$43.65$26.92 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$60.26 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $38 to $200Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $23 to $182
$20$50$100$200$500facility $79professional $44

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
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Connecticut· 17th of 51

$61.66

WV $102WY $31.62

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.