Chlamydia test cost in Santa Maria, CA
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $18.05 to $18.05, with a median of $18.05. Across California, the median is $54.60 at 149 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-LBCORP VAG 180021A | $18.05 | $42.15 | $21.08–$90.42 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-GUDP PCR 3005674A | $27.40 | $64.00 | $32.00–$90.42 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 IA CHLAMYD TRACH AMP PRB | $44.94 | $105.00 | $35.09–$105.00 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-CT LGVPCR 2013768 | $60.27 | $140.80 | $35.09–$140.80 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.05, median $18.05, highest $18.05.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.05. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87491 ($116.84). 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.
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-CGAMD 60241A | $4.28 | file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-STD PANEL1 2006258A | $8.56 | file |