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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 October 2026.

How much does Trichomonas Molecular Test cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$33.11$27.54 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$28.18 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $28 to $158Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $87
$20$50$100facility $49professional $33

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
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$47.86

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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· 40th of 51

$33.11

AK $83.18NJ $25.12

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.