Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Wichita Falls, TX

In Wichita Falls, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $95.00 to $373.64, with a median of $234.32. The lowest listed price is at Clay County Memorial Hospital — $139.32 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $125.96 at 285 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87491, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$95.00Clay County Memorial Hospital
Median$234.32half pay less
Highest$373.64in this market
Difference3.9×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 Wichita Falls, TX.

median
Lowest $95.00Highest $373.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Chlamydia Trach Rna Urogenital $95.00 $135.00 $27.00–$43.00 30% —
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Clay County Memorial Hospital lowest Henrietta, TX · (940) 538-5621 Chlamydia Trach Rna Urogenital (Labc) $95.00 $135.00 $27.00–$43.00 30% —
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United Regional Health Care System Wichita Falls, TX · (940) 764-7000 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique $373.64 $393.30 $36.84–$373.64 5% —
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Outpatient: lowest $95.00, median $234.32, highest $373.64 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

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.