Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Description of Business	Note 1. Description of Business HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a commercial stage company that develops and markets a novel technology platform to facilitate the routine use of complex molecular profiling. The Company’s HTG Edge and HTG EdgeSeq platforms, consisting of instrumentation, consumables and software analytics, are used in sample profiling applications including tumor profiling, molecular diagnostic testing and biomarker development. The Company’s HTG Edge and HTG EdgeSeq platforms automate the molecular profiling of genes and gene activity using its proprietary nuclease protection chemistry on a wide variety of biological samples. The Company derives revenue from the sale of instruments, consumables and related services. The Company operates in one segment and its customers are primarily located in the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2015, approximately 13% of the Company’s revenue was generated from sales to customers located outside of the United States, compared to 14% for the year ended December 31, 2014. Reverse Stock Split On April 27, 2015, the Company effected a one-for-107.39 reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. All applicable common share and per common share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of this reverse stock split. The reverse stock split did not change the number of shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding, but did affect the conversion ratios associated with the convertible preferred stock. Initial Public Offering On May 11, 2015, the Company successfully completed its initial public offering (“IPO”), in which the Company sold 3,570,000 shares of common stock at $14.00 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $50 million. An additional 90,076 shares of common stock were subsequently sold pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option resulting in additional gross proceeds of approximately $1.3 million. After underwriters’ fees and commissions and other expenses of the offering, the Company’s aggregate net proceeds were approximately $45.4 million. All outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into shares of common stock in connection with the IPO. Following the IPO, there were no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Note 1. Description of Business

HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) is a commercial stage company that develops and markets a novel technology platform to facilitate the routine use of complex molecular profiling. The Company’s HTG Edge and HTG EdgeSeq platforms, consisting of instrumentation, consumables and software analytics, are used in sample profiling applications including tumor profiling, molecular diagnostic testing and biomarker development. The Company’s HTG Edge and HTG EdgeSeq platforms automate the molecular profiling of genes and gene activity using its proprietary nuclease protection chemistry on a wide variety of biological samples. The Company derives revenue from the sale of instruments, consumables and related services.

The Company operates in one segment and its customers are primarily located in the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2015, approximately 13% of the Company’s revenue was generated from sales to customers located outside of the United States, compared to 14% for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Reverse Stock Split

On April 27, 2015, the Company effected a one-for-107.39 reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. All applicable common share and per common share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of this reverse stock split. The reverse stock split did not change the number of shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding, but did affect the conversion ratios associated with the convertible preferred stock.

Initial Public Offering

On May 11, 2015, the Company successfully completed its initial public offering (“IPO”), in which the Company sold 3,570,000 shares of common stock at $14.00 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $50 million. An additional 90,076 shares of common stock were subsequently sold pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option resulting in additional gross proceeds of approximately $1.3 million. After underwriters’ fees and commissions and other expenses of the offering, the Company’s aggregate net proceeds were approximately $45.4 million. All outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock converted into shares of common stock in connection with the IPO. Following the IPO, there were no shares of preferred stock outstanding.