Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Jackson, CA

In Jackson, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $275.00 to $275.00, with a median of $275.00. Across California, the median is $54.60 at 193 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$275.00Sutter Amador Hospital
Median$275.00half pay less
Highest$275.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Amador Hospital Jackson, CA · (209) 223-7500 HCHG CORE CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMP PRB $275.00 $275.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $275.00, median $275.00, highest $275.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $275.00. 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.