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Trichomonas Molecular Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 87661

This laboratory test detects the genetic material of the parasite that causes trichomoniasis, a common sexually transmitted infection, using a highly sensitive DNA-based method. It is typically performed on a urine sample or a vaginal swab.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Trichomonas Molecular Test cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 8 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$39.81$28.18 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$48.98 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $30 to $162Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $26 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $40

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
$29.51
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$58.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$48.98

WV $126DC $27.54

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.