Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Bangor, ME — inpatient

In Bangor, ME, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $32.55 to $74.16, with a median of $53.36. The lowest listed price is at Eastern Maine Medical Center — $20.81 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $66.83 at 22 hospitals.

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

Lowest$32.55Eastern Maine Medical Center
Median$53.36half pay less
Highest$74.16in this market
Difference2.3×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 Bangor, ME.

median
Lowest $32.55Highest $74.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 CHLAMYDIA DIRECT/LAB $32.55 $155.00 $100.75–$115.63 79% —
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Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 CHLAMYDIA TMA THROAT/RECTAL $32.55 $155.00 $100.75–$115.63 79% —
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Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME · (207) 973-6100 CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED PROBE $74.16 $206.00 $154.09–$199.82 64% —
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Inpatient: lowest $32.55, median $53.36, highest $74.16 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $53.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.