Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $71.94 to $72.62, with a median of $72.28. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.34 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $74.75 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$71.94St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$72.28half pay less
Highest$72.62in 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $71.94Highest $112.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMP $71.94 $283.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CHLAMYDIA DNA AMP $72.62 $283.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CHLAMYDIA-AMPLIFICATION $107.28 $422.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CHLAMYDIA-AMPLIFICATION $108.29 $422.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFICATION $111.60 $439.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #CHLAMYDIA-APA $112.65 $439.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $71.94, median $72.28, highest $72.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $71.94 — 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.