Chlamydia test cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $11.50 to $245.50, with a median of $245.50. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center — $234.00 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 7 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 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lowest Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) Chlamydia-Gc, Rna, Tma, Throat, S/O | $11.50 | $23.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) 87491 Chlamydia/Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Rna, Tma, Urogenital, S/O | $19.00 | $38.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) 87491 Chlamydia/N. Gonorrhoeae And T. Vaginalis Rna, Qualitative, Tma, Pap Vial, S/O | $19.00 | $38.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) 87491 Thinprep Imaging Pap And C. Trachomatis, N. Gonorrhoeae, S/O | $19.00 | $38.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) 87491 Chlamydia Trachomatis Rna, Tma, Urogenital, S/O | $19.00 | $38.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl (Qu) Sureswab(R) Advanced Vaginitis Plus, Tma, S/O | $36.00 | $72.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV · (304) 728-1600 CHLMYD TRACH DNA AMP PROBE | $76.00 | $152.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Chamydia Pharnygeal Swab,Naa | $168.50 | $337.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Chlamydia Conjunctiva Swab,Naa | $168.50 | $337.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Chlamydia Trac Naa | $168.50 | $337.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Chlamydia,Ampl Probe Ua | $168.50 | $337.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Chlamydia,Ampl Probe Other Flu | $168.50 | $337.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Chamydia Rectal Swab,Naa | $168.50 | $337.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC INFECT AG NA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMP | $245.50 | $491.00 | $35.09–$382.98 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC INFECT AG NA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMP | $245.50 | $491.00 | $35.09–$382.98 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC INFECT AG NA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMP | $245.50 | $491.00 | $35.09–$382.98 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC INFECT AG NA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMP | $245.50 | $491.00 | $35.09–$382.98 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC INFECT AG NA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMP | $245.50 | $491.00 | $35.09–$382.98 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.50, median $245.50, highest $245.50 — a 21.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $245.50. 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 5 of 5 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VAChgl (Qu) Chlamydia/Gc, Rna, Tma, Rectal, S/O | $10.00 | file |