Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $110.40 to $293.40, with a median of $187.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond — $77.40 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $99.94 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$110.40Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond
Median$187.80half pay less
Highest$293.40in this market
Difference2.7×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $110.40Highest $293.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So1 Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $110.40 $184.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $186.00 $310.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $187.80 $313.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $187.80 $313.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $187.80 $313.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $187.80 $313.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $293.40 $978.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $110.40, median $187.80, highest $293.40 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $185.40 — 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.