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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2018 Feb 1;54(4):552–558. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.016

Appendix Table 3.

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing

CPT code Description Medicaida Privateb Listc
Medical provider time
 99201 New patient office visit, Level 1 $16.72 $25.41 $83.00
 99202 New patient office visit, Level 2 $27.24 $41.40 $135.00
 99203 New patient office visit, Level 3 $29.00 $44.08 $207.00
 99204 New patient office visit, Level 4 $45.00 $68.40 $350.00
 99205 New patient office visit, Level 5 $46.00 $69.92 $449.00
Procedural
 96372 IM Injection for penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin L-A ®) and Ceftriaxone $12.59 $19.14 $67.00
 36415 Routine Venipuncture $1.80 $2.74 $17.00
Laboratory
 87491 Chlamydia (NAAT) $29.42 $44.72 $109.00
 87591 Gonorrhea (NAAT) $29.42 $44.72 $109.00
 87389 HIV $19.87 $30.20 $54.00
 86592 Syphilis (RPR) $3.58 $5.44 $30.00

Notes: All provider time was billed as a Level 3 new patient office visit; costs for Levels 1, 2, 4, and 5 are included here for informational purposes only.

a

Based on 2015 Medicaid fee schedule.

b

Based on 152% of 2015 Medicaid fee schedule cost.

c

Based on current list prices at one institution.

IM, intramuscular dose; NAAT, nucleic acid amplification test; RPR, rapid plasma reagin test