Chlamydia test cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $12.75 to $12.75, with a median of $12.75. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $54.60 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR | $12.75 | $25.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR | $12.75 | $25.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $30.60 | $60.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $30.60 | $60.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED DNA | $30.60 | $60.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED DNA | $30.60 | $60.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $30.60 | $60.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $30.60 | $60.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $210.63 | $413.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $210.63 | $413.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR | $246.33 | $483.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR | $263.67 | $517.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.75, median $12.75, highest $12.75.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $12.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87491 ($114.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CAHC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE | $6.38 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CAHC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE | $6.38 | file |