Chlamydia test cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $32.81 to $177.00, with a median of $165.28. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $132.47 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $91.80 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 87491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE (OSU) | $32.81 | $43.75 | $14.88–$43.27 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HBI CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED RNA | $32.81 | $43.75 | $14.88–$43.27 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 %CTNGAO CHLAMYDIA OCULAR | $157.30 | $242.00 | $68.44–$242.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 WHIIVF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AM | $157.30 | $242.00 | $0.95–$143.79 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMPLIFY | $157.30 | $242.00 | $68.44–$242.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 CHLAMYDIATRACH AMP OCULAR | $157.30 | $242.00 | $68.44–$242.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC CHYLMD TRACH, DNA, AMP PROBE - CHLAMYDIA DNA PCR | $173.25 | $231.00 | $16.60–$207.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Fairlawn, OH Detection test by nucleic acid for chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique | $177.00 | $236.00 | $35.09–$559.43 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB LAB/CHLAMYDIA AMP DNA | $216.75 | $289.00 | $98.26–$285.82 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HBI C TRACHOMATIS AMP PROBE | $216.75 | $289.00 | $98.26–$285.82 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.81, median $165.28, highest $177.00 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $165.28. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This test looks for the genetic material of Chlamydia trachomatis using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), the most accurate type of chlamydia test. It is run on a urine sample or a swab and is used for routine screening and when there are symptoms.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the chlamydia test only. The visit, the sample collection and a gonorrhea test on the same sample (87591) are usually billed separately.