Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Houston, TX

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $14.50 to $150.17, with a median of $14.50. The lowest listed price is at The Methodist Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $44.57 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$14.50The Methodist Hospital + 8 more
Median$14.50half pay less
Highest$150.17in this market
Difference10.4×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $14.50Highest $207.00

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HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital lowest Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital lowest Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital lowest The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital lowest Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital lowest Katy, TX HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital lowest Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC VAGINITIS PLUS CHLAMYDIA $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC N GONORRHEA UTM $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC C TRACHOMATIS PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital lowest Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC N GONORRHEA PCR $14.50 $29.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMP PROBE TECH REF TEST, REFLEX CTNG $25.46 $38.00 $10.26–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMP PROBE TECH REF TEST, REFLEX CTNG $25.46 $38.00 $10.26–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMP PROBE TECH REF TEST, REFLEX CTNG $25.46 $38.00 $10.26–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC REF LAB CHLAMYDIA GONORRHOEAE PCR - ARUP 0060241 $32.83 $49.00 $13.23–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC REF LAB CHLAMYDIA GONORRHOEAE PCR - ARUP 0060241 $32.83 $49.00 $13.23–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC REF LAB CHLAMYDIA GONORRHOEAE PCR - ARUP 0060241 $32.83 $49.00 $13.23–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMP PROBE TECH REF TEST CTNG $33.50 $50.00 $13.50–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMP PROBE TECH REF TEST CTNG $33.50 $50.00 $13.50–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMP PROBE TECH REF TEST CTNG $33.50 $50.00 $13.50–$61.41 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 RL INFEC AGNT CHLAMYDIA T AMPL $34.39 $129.99 $18.45–$129.99 74% Sep 1, 2026
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Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 CHLAMYDIA T AMPLIF NA PROBE $34.39 $129.99 $18.45–$129.99 74% Sep 1, 2026
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Harris Health Houston, TX CHLAMYDIA T AMPLIF NA PROBE; CTGCL $35.09 $30.00 $15.00–$95.33 -17% —
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS $35.09 $270.00 $29.48–$175.50 87% —
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 CHLAMYDIA T AMPLIF NA PROBE; CTGCL $35.09 $30.00 $15.00–$95.33 -17% —
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE, CHGCRL $35.09 $30.00 $15.00–$95.33 -17% —
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Harris Health Houston, TX CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE, CHGCRL $35.09 $30.00 $15.00–$95.33 -17% —
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Harris Health Houston, TX CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS $35.09 $270.00 $29.48–$175.50 87% —
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP HPV MRNA E6/E7 CTNG; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.02 $106.00 $28.62–$100.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP HPV MRNA E6/E7 CTNG RFLX HPV 16,18/45; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.02 $106.00 $28.62–$100.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP HPV MRNA E6/E7 CTNG RFLX HPV 16,18/45; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.02 $106.00 $28.62–$100.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP HPV MRNA E6/E7 CTNG; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.02 $106.00 $28.62–$100.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP HPV MRNA E6/E7 CTNG RFLX HPV 16,18/45; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.02 $106.00 $28.62–$100.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP HPV MRNA E6/E7 CTNG; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.02 $106.00 $28.62–$100.70 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CTNG RNA TMA UROGENITAL;INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.69 $107.00 $28.89–$101.65 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CTNG RNA TMA UROGENITAL;INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.69 $107.00 $28.89–$101.65 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CTNG RNA TMA UROGENITAL;INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $71.69 $107.00 $28.89–$101.65 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP CTNG RFLX HPV MRNA E6/E7; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $80.40 $120.00 $32.40–$114.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP CTNG RFLX HPV MRNA E6/E7; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $80.40 $120.00 $32.40–$114.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC THINPREP PAP CTNG RFLX HPV MRNA E6/E7; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $80.40 $120.00 $32.40–$114.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $92.50 $185.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC SURESWAB VAGINOSIS/VAGINITIS PLUS; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $110.55 $165.00 $35.09–$156.75 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC SURESWAB VAGINOSIS/VAGINITIS PLUS; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $110.55 $165.00 $35.09–$156.75 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC SURESWAB VAGINOSIS/VAGINITIS PLUS; INFECTIOUS AGENT DNA/RNA; C TRACHOMATIS $110.55 $165.00 $35.09–$156.75 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 CHLMYD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE $150.17 $150.17 $31.21–$67.37 — —
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS BY PCR $152.09 $227.00 $35.09–$215.65 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS BY PCR $152.09 $227.00 $35.09–$215.65 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS BY PCR $152.09 $227.00 $35.09–$215.65 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $188.50 $377.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $198.50 $397.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC CHLAMYDIA PROBETEC $207.00 $414.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $14.50, median $14.50, highest $150.17 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $14.50. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.