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Trichomonas Molecular Test

South 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$33.88$19.50 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$31.62 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $28 to $209Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $5 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $34

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
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$34.67

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.