Chlamydia test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $27.52 to $198.55, with a median of $44.80. The lowest listed price is at Sharp Memorial Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $17.28 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $54.60 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 87491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC C TRACHOMATIS TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $1.15–$725.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC C TRACHOMATIS TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $1.00–$35.96 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC C TRACHOMATIS TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $1.15–$28.25 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC C TRACHOMATIS TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $2.32–$33.02 | 25% | — source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN CHLA CONF,CHLA TRA PROB LC1 | $35.00 | $175.45 | $10.53–$202.64 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CHLAM.TRACH.NAA | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$202.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CHLAMYDIA TRACH PCR AMP - 87491 - 1471200 | $35.00 | $80.00 | $10.53–$202.64 | 56% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CHLAMYDIA TRACH PCR AMP - 87491 - 1371202 | $35.00 | $160.00 | $10.53–$202.64 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS,NAA | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$202.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CT, AMPLIFIED TECH | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$202.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CT NAA LC192560 | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$202.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN PAP HPV,CYTO TLP SCR LC1 | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$202.64 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN CHLA AMP, CHLA TRA PROB LC | $35.00 | $202.64 | $10.53–$202.64 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN CT NG T VG C TRA PROB LC1 | $35.00 | $175.45 | $10.53–$202.64 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $54.60 | $105.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $54.60 | $105.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $54.60 | $105.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Chlamydia Trachomatis Dna Pcr | $179.25 | $239.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Detection Test For Chlamydia | $198.55 | $361.00 | $35.09–$487.35 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Pcr Chlamydia Amplified Prb | $297.00 | $396.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC PCR CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED P | $321.00 | $428.00 | $1.30–$342.40 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC PCR CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED P | $321.00 | $428.00 | $1.00–$329.56 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC PCR CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED P | $321.00 | $428.00 | $1.00–$419.44 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC PCR CHLAMYDIA AMPLIFIED P | $321.00 | $428.00 | $1.00–$453.77 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.52, median $44.80, highest $198.55 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $54.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 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.
4 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.
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE - CHLAMYDIA DNA PCR | $7.50 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE - CHLAMYDIA DNA PCR | $7.50 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE - CHLAMYDIA DNA PCR | $7.50 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC CHYLMD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE - CHLAMYDIA DNA PCR | $7.50 | file |