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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Missouri 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$25.70 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$44.67 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $34 to $166Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $20 to $316
$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $46

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
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
2 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
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.13

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 13th of 51

$47.86

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.