Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Visalia, CA — inpatient

In Visalia, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $20.00 to $20.00, with a median of $20.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $54.60 at 192 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$20.00Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital + 1 more
Median$20.00half pay less
Highest$20.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Visalia, CA.

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Lowest $20.00Highest $159.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA C. trachomatis & N. gonorrhoeae by TMA-ARUP $20.00 $20.00 $17.00–$18.00 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 C. trachomatis & N. gonorrhoeae by TMA-ARUP $20.00 $20.00 $9.54–$20.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CA Chylmd trach dna amp probe-ARUP $31.00 $31.00 $26.35–$27.90 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Chylmd trach dna amp probe-ARUP $31.00 $31.00 $14.79–$31.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia, CA Chlamydid Probe PCR $159.00 $159.00 $135.15–$143.10 — Jul 10, 2026
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Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Chlamydid Probe PCR $159.00 $159.00 $75.84–$159.00 — Jul 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $20.00, median $20.00, highest $20.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $20.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.