Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Greenville, SC

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $52.20 to $167.38, with a median of $109.79. The lowest listed price is at St Francis Hospital — $57.59 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $167.38 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 — and —.

Lowest$52.20St Francis Hospital
Median$109.79half pay less
Highest$167.38in this market
Difference3.2×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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

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Lowest $52.20Highest $167.38

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $52.20 $87.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $52.20 $87.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So1 Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $100.20 $167.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So1 Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $100.20 $167.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $152.40 $254.00 — 40% —
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Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville, SC · (864) 271-3444 CHLMYD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE $167.38 $167.38 $21.52–$49.13 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $52.20, median $109.79, highest $167.38 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.20. 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 not 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.