Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $52.20 to $52.20, with a median of $52.20. Across South Carolina, the median is $167.38 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$52.20St Francis Hospital
Median$52.20half pay less
Highest$52.20in 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $52.20Highest $152.40

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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Inpatient: lowest $52.20, median $52.20, highest $52.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $109.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.