Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Houma, LA — inpatient

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $220.42 to $220.42, with a median of $220.42. Across Louisiana, the median is $58.70 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$220.42Lady of the Sea General Hospital
Median$220.42half pay less
Highest$220.42in 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

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Lowest $220.42Highest $220.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 CHLAMYDIA NAA $220.42 $220.42 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 CHLAMYDIA NAAT $220.42 $220.42 — — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .CHLAMYDIA NAA $220.42 $220.42 $20.60–$154.29 — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital lowest Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 .CHLAMYDIA NAAT $220.42 $220.42 $20.60–$154.29 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $220.42, median $220.42, highest $220.42.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $220.42 — 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.