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Test For Trichomonas (A Sexually Transmitted Parasite)

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 87660

A sample is tested for genetic material from Trichomonas vaginalis, a sexually transmitted parasite, using a technique that directly detects the organism's genetic material in the sample. This helps identify or confirm a trichomoniasis infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test For Trichomonas (A Sexually Transmitted Parasite) cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$12.30 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$16.60 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $43Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
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
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.62

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$19.50

AK $44.67AL $10.47

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.