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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Georgia 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 October 2026.

How much does Gonorrhea Molecular Test cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$17.38 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$33.11 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $26 to $120Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $69
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $28

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
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$74.13
4 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
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota 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.

Georgia· 44th of 51

$28.84

MN $93.33MD $26.30

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.