Chlamydia test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $13.86 to $113.42, with a median of $113.42. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $99.56 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $93.75 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA | $13.86 | $21.33 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA SWAB | $13.86 | $21.33 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS NAA | $19.22 | $29.57 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $25.93 | $39.89 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA BY TMA | $33.15 | $51.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC C TRACHOMATIS CONFIRM NAA | $39.65 | $61.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS BY APTIMA | $71.50 | $110.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $113.42 | $214.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $113.42 | $214.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS | $122.85 | $189.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CHLAMYDIA DNA PROBE | $140.40 | $216.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $13.86, median $113.42, highest $113.42 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $113.42 — 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87491 ($114.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS BY APTIMA, CONJUNCTIVA | $9.75 | file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS NAA, PHARYNGEAL | $9.75 | file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS NAA, RECTAL | $9.75 | file |