Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $124.20 to $124.20, with a median of $124.20. Across Kentucky, the median is $225.94 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$124.20Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$124.20half pay less
Highest$124.20in 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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $124.20Highest $144.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC So Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $124.20 $207.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $144.00 $240.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $124.20, median $124.20, highest $124.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $278.43 — 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.