Chlamydia test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $14.00 to $32.60, with a median of $14.70. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $0.70 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $44.57 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH SPC CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $14.00 | $70.00 | $12.63–$1,343.55 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $14.70 | $73.50 | $12.63–$1,298.74 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $14.70 | $73.50 | $12.63–$1,298.74 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH MICRO CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $21.00 | $105.00 | $12.63–$2,137.23 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $21.00 | $105.00 | $12.63–$1,241.76 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $22.05 | $110.25 | $12.63–$961.79 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 MICRO CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $22.05 | $110.25 | $12.63–$1,011.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $22.05 | $110.25 | $12.63–$961.79 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX MICRO CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $22.05 | $110.25 | $12.63–$1,011.37 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RNA, TMA | $25.54 | $127.68 | $12.63–$1,476.91 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RNA, TMA | $25.54 | $127.68 | $12.63–$1,476.91 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LAB SPC CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $26.71 | $133.56 | $12.63–$1,562.83 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LAB SPC CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $26.71 | $133.56 | $12.63–$1,562.83 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPC NUCLEIC ACID CHLAMYDIA TRACH | $26.96 | $134.80 | $12.63–$1,486.09 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPC NUCLEIC ACID CHLAMYDIA TRACH | $26.96 | $134.80 | $12.63–$1,486.09 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 NUCLEIC ACID CHLAMYDIA TRACH | $32.60 | $163.00 | $34.18–$130.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR | $32.60 | $163.00 | $34.18–$130.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED PROBE | $32.60 | $163.00 | $34.18–$130.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH NUCLEIC ACID CHLAMYDIA TRACH | $32.60 | $163.00 | $34.18–$130.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CHLAMYDIA LCR | $32.60 | $163.00 | $34.18–$130.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LAB SPC CHLAMYDIA TRAC AMP PROBE | $32.60 | $163.00 | $34.18–$130.40 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.00, median $14.70, highest $32.60 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $14.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.