Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Lexington, TN — inpatient

In Lexington, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $70.18 to $70.18, with a median of $70.18. Across Tennessee, the median is $60.46 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87491, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$70.18Houston County Community Hospital

Median$70.18half of hospitals charge less

Highest$70.18in this market

Difference1.0×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 Lexington, TN.

median

Lowest $70.18Highest $70.18

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Houston County Community Hospital lowest Lexington, TN · (731) 968-1801 GC/CHL SWAB OR URINE+1 more line at this price source file	$70.18	$175.45	$88.57–$175.45	60%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $70.18, median $70.18, highest $70.18.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $70.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.