Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Emporia, VA

In Emporia, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $232.80 to $232.80, with a median of $232.80. Across Virginia, the median is $99.94 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$232.80Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center
Median$232.80half pay less
Highest$232.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA · (434) 348-4400 HC Chlamydia Amp Probe Tech, 1 $232.80 $776.00 — 70% —
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Outpatient: lowest $232.80, median $232.80, highest $232.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $232.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.