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Test For Trichomonas (A Sexually Transmitted Parasite)

South Carolina 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$19.95$12.02 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$15.49 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $8 to $123Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $20

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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
3 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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$19.95

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.