Lab tests CPT 87491 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chlamydia test cost in Mahnomen, MN — inpatient

In Mahnomen, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $198.00 to $198.00, with a median of $198.00. Across Minnesota, the median is $94.29 at 80 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 Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 16, 2026.

Lowest$198.00Mahnomen Health Center

Median$198.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$198.00in 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 Mahnomen, MN.

median

Lowest $198.00Highest $257.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mahnomen Health Center lowest Mahnomen, MN · (218) 935-2511 CHLAMYDIA NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION 87491.901+1 more line at this price File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file	$198.00	$198.00	—	—
Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen, MN · (218) 935-2511 INFECT AGNT NUCLEIC ACID DNA RNA CHLAMYDIA TRACH AMPLIF PROBE 87491 File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file	$257.00	$257.00	—	—

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $198.00, median $198.00, highest $198.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $178.20 — 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.