Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Seaford, DE

In Seaford, DE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $123.00 to $269.64, with a median of $264.35. The lowest listed price is at TidalHealth Nanticoke — $141.35 less than the median here. Across Delaware, the median is $250.80 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$123.00TidalHealth Nanticoke
Median$264.35half pay less
Highest$269.64in this market
Difference2.2×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 Seaford, DE.

median
Lowest $123.00Highest $503.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
TidalHealth Nanticoke lowest Seaford, DE · (302) 629-6611 HC Chlamydia Trachomatis, Amplified Probe $123.00 $123.00 $35.09–$102.98 — —
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Beebe Medical Center Lewes, DE · (302) 645-3300 CHLMYD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE $264.35 $311.00 $81.38–$112.94 15% —
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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE · (302) 422-3311 Hc Chylmd Trach Dna Amp Probe $269.64 $321.00 — 16% Apr 1, 2026
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Beebe Medical Center Lewes, DE · (302) 645-3300 DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE $503.20 $592.00 $81.38–$112.94 15% —
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Outpatient: lowest $123.00, median $264.35, highest $269.64 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $196.32. 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 0 of 2 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.