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Gonorrhea Molecular Test

Utah 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$34.67 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$47.86 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $33 to $182Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $28 to $62
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $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
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah $61.66 · 18th 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.