Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient

In Jacksonville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $15.48 to $25.90, with a median of $25.90. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $10.42 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $27.50 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$15.48University of Florida Health in Jacksonville
Median$25.90half pay less
Highest$25.90in this market
Difference1.7×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 Jacksonville, FL.

median
Lowest $15.48Highest $330.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB INF AGT DNA/RNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS $15.48 $28.14 $11.76–$26.73 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$35.09 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$35.09 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA RECTAL AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 REF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA THROAT AMP $25.90 $70.00 $14.00–$70.00 63% —
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED PROBE $44.61 $81.10 $33.90–$77.05 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$87.73 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$87.73 63% —
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St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 C. TRACHOMATIS DNA BY PCR $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMPLICATION $49.21 $133.00 $26.60–$133.00 63% —
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CHLAMYDIA TRACH DET AMPLIFIED $239.78 $435.96 $182.23–$414.16 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UB UC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ $330.74 $601.34 $252.56–$571.27 45% Mar 31, 2026
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University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 UC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ $330.74 $601.34 $177.40–$571.27 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $15.48, median $25.90, highest $25.90 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $25.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 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.

35 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87491 ($114.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF C. TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $4.44 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PROBE TEC $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF C TRACHOMATIS RRNA DETECT $5.92 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS TMA-A $8.51 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file
St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file
Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file
Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file
Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FLREF C TRACHOM RRNA DETECTION SWAB $11.10 file