Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in York, PA — inpatient

In York-Hanover, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $147.20 to $195.60, with a median of $195.60. The lowest listed price is at WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital — $48.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $195.60 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$147.20WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital
Median$195.60half pay less
Highest$195.60in this market
Difference1.3×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 York-Hanover, PA.

median
Lowest $147.20Highest $195.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital lowest York, PA · (717) 812-6100 Detect for Chlamydia Trachomatis, Amplified Probe $147.20 $184.00 $108.69–$174.80 20% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RNA, TMA $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CHLAMYD TRACH/N GONN RNA,TMA A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CHLAMYDIA GENE AMPLIFICATION $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC SS ADVNCD BCTRL VAG (BV), CT/NG, TMA A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC GC/CHLAM DNA MALE URET SWABS A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC SURESWAB ADV BACTERIAL VAGINOIS A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CT/GC CONJUNCTIVA A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CHLAM/NEIS GONORRHO RNA,TMA RECTAL-A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CHLAM/NEIS GONORRHO RNA,TMA THROAT-A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, TMA ALTERNATE TARGET $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC CT/NG RNA, TMA W REFLEX TO TARGET A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC GC/CHLAM, RNA, THROAT, A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA · (717) 637-3711 HC GC/CHLAM, RNA, RECTAL, A $195.60 $326.00 $235.47–$283.62 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS RNA, TMA $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CHLAMYD TRACH/N GONN RNA,TMA A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CHLAMYDIA GENE AMPLIFICATION $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC SS ADVNCD BCTRL VAG (BV), CT/NG, TMA A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC GC/CHLAM DNA MALE URET SWABS A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC SURESWAB ADV BACTERIAL VAGINOIS A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CT/GC CONJUNCTIVA A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CHLAM/NEIS GONORRHO RNA,TMA RECTAL-A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CHLAM/NEIS GONORRHO RNA,TMA THROAT-A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CTNG RNA TMA REF ALTERNATE TARGET A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS, TMA ALTERNATE TARGET $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC CT/NG RNA, TMA W REFLEX TO TARGET A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC GC/CHLAM, RNA, THROAT, A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Memorial York, PA · (717) 843-8623 HC GC/CHLAM, RNA, RECTAL, A $195.60 $326.00 $158.11–$277.10 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $147.20, median $195.60, highest $195.60 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $195.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.