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Test For Trichomonas (A Sexually Transmitted Parasite)

Louisiana 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$21.38$11.75 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$18.20 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $74Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $21

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
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$21.88

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.