Chlamydia test cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $66.10 to $195.60, with a median of $145.60. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $79.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $195.60 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 87491 Chlamydia Trachomatis Rapid DNA Tech | $66.10 | $228.00 | $29.83–$182.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 87491 Chlamydia Trachomatis Rapid DNA Amplified Probe Tech | $66.10 | $228.00 | $29.83–$182.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Donor, Chlamydia Tech | $66.10 | $228.00 | $29.83–$182.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 C. trachomatis by TMA Tech | $66.10 | $228.00 | $29.83–$182.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 87491 CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE Tech | $66.10 | $228.00 | $29.83–$182.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Detect for Chlamydia Trachomatis, Amplified Probe | $145.60 | $182.00 | $23.19–$160.91 | 20% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC SURESWAB ADV BACTERIAL VAGINOIS A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CT/GC CONJUNCTIVA A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CHLAM/NEIS GONORRHO RNA,TMA RECTAL-A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CHLAM/NEIS GONORRHO RNA,TMA THROAT-A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CTNG RNA TMA REF ALTERNATE TARGET A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, TMA ALTERNATE TARGET | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CT/NG RNA, TMA W REFLEX TO TARGET A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC GC/CHLAM, RNA, THROAT, A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC GC/CHLAM, RNA, RECTAL, A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RNA, TMA | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CHLAMYD TRACH/N GONN RNA,TMA A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC CHLAMYDIA GENE AMPLIFICATION | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC SS ADVNCD BCTRL VAG (BV), CT/NG, TMA A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC GC/CHLAM DNA MALE URET SWABS A | $195.60 | $326.00 | $23.19–$277.10 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $66.10, median $145.60, highest $195.60 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $145.60. 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 3 of 3 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.