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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Minnesota 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$40.74$31.62 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$66.07 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $35 to $214Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $22 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $41

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
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$100.00

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$51.29

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.