Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Marquette, MI

In Marquette, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $84.92 to $190.81, with a median of $137.87. The lowest listed price is at Bell Hospital — $52.95 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $74.00 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$84.92Bell Hospital
Median$137.87half pay less
Highest$190.81in this market
Difference2.2×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 Marquette, MI.

median
Lowest $84.92Highest $190.81

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bell Hospital lowest Ishpeming, MI · (906) 486-4431 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique $84.92 $141.53 $45.44–$129.84 40% —
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Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI · (906) 228-9440 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique $190.81 $318.01 $33.34–$318.01 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $84.92, median $137.87, highest $190.81 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.