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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

South Dakota 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 7 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$39.81$26.92 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$89.13 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $66 to $110Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $98
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $91professional $40

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
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$316.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $72.44 · 10th of 51
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.