Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Fort Collins, CO

In Fort Collins-Loveland, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $15.37 to $15.37, with a median of $15.37. Across Colorado, the median is $75.06 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Mar 2, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026.

Lowest$15.37Banner Fort Collins Medical Center
Median$15.37half pay less
Highest$15.37in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.

median
Lowest $15.37Highest $16.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center lowest Fort Collins, CO · (970) 821-4000 LAB DET IA CHLAMYD TRAC PRB AMP $15.37 $106.00 $34.04–$100.70 86% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO · (970) 821-4000 LAB DET IA CHLAMYD TRAC PRB AMP NS $16.67 $115.00 $34.04–$109.25 86% Mar 2, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $15.37, median $15.37, highest $15.37.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.37. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.