Lab tests CPT 87491 Outpatient

Chlamydia test cost in Valdez, AK

In Valdez, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chlamydia test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $44.46 to $44.46, with a median of $44.46. Across Alaska, the median is $93.83 at 9 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$44.46City of Valdez
Median$44.46half pay less
Highest$44.46in 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 Valdez, AK.

median
Lowest $44.46Highest $105.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
City of Valdez lowest Valdez, AK HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED DNA $44.46 $57.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez Valdez, AK HC CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS PCR $67.08 $86.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez Valdez, AK HC IADNA CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ # $105.30 $135.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $44.46, median $44.46, highest $44.46.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $44.46. 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.