Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Anchorage, AK — inpatient

In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $35.10 to $156.39, with a median of $95.75. The lowest listed price is at Providence Alaska Medical Center — $60.65 less than the median here. Across Alaska, the median is $93.83 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$35.10Providence Alaska Medical Center
Median$95.75half pay less
Highest$156.39in this market
Difference4.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Anchorage, AK.

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Lowest $35.10Highest $218.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Alaska Medical Center lowest Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED DNA $35.10 $45.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR $64.74 $83.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ $64.74 $83.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 87491 CHLMYD TRACH DNA AMP $156.39 $312.77 $156.38–$300.26 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 87491 L183194CHLMYD TRACH $187.00 $374.00 $187.00–$359.04 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 Chlamydia trachomatis NAA LC $187.00 $374.00 $187.00–$359.04 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 87491 L183160 C TRACH AMP $187.00 $374.00 $187.00–$359.04 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 L188698 87491 CTRACH AMPPR $187.00 $374.00 $187.00–$359.04 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer, AK · (907) 861-6000 L188672 87491 CTRACH AMPPR $187.00 $374.00 $187.00–$359.04 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB $218.40 $280.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK · (907) 562-2211 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE $218.40 $280.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $35.10, median $95.75, highest $156.39 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $93.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.