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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Illinois 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$31.62$27.54 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$64.57 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $45 to $204Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $72
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $32

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
$45.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 19th of 51

$60.26

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.