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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Tennessee 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$34.67$27.54 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$67.61 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $36 to $229Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $25 to $100
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $98professional $35

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
$39.81
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $53.70 · 24th 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.