Lab tests CPT 87591 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gonorrhea test cost in Albertville, AL — inpatient

In Albertville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $98.25 to $98.25, with a median of $98.25. The lowest listed price is at Marshall Medical Centers and 1 other hospital. Across Alabama, the median is $70.00 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$98.25Marshall Medical Centers + 1 more
Median$98.25half pay less
Highest$98.25in 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 Albertville, AL.

median
Lowest $98.25Highest $293.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marshall Medical Centers lowest Boaz, AL · (256) 593-8310 LAB-STD,N.GONORR BY PCR DIAT $98.25 $98.25 $24.56–$76.64 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North lowest Guntersville, AL LAB-STD,N.GONORR BY PCR DIAT $98.25 $98.25 $24.56–$76.64 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North lowest Guntersville, AL LAB-STD,N.GONORR BY PCR DIAT $98.25 $98.25 $24.56–$76.64 — —
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Marshall Medical Centers lowest Boaz, AL · (256) 593-8310 LAB-STD,N.GONORR BY PCR DIAT $98.25 $98.25 $24.56–$76.64 — —
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Marshall Medical Centers Boaz, AL · (256) 593-8310 LAB-CTNGVT, NEISS GONOR TO DIA $196.50 $196.50 $26.32–$153.27 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-CTNGVT, NEISS GONOR TO DIA $196.50 $196.50 $26.32–$153.27 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-CTNGVT, NEISS GONOR TO DIA $196.50 $196.50 $26.32–$153.27 — —
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Marshall Medical Centers Boaz, AL · (256) 593-8310 LAB-CTNGVT, NEISS GONOR TO DIA $196.50 $196.50 $26.32–$153.27 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,AMPL $293.50 $293.50 $26.32–$228.93 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,AMPL $293.50 $293.50 $26.32–$228.93 — —
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Marshall Medical Centers Boaz, AL · (256) 593-8310 LAB-NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,AMPL $293.50 $293.50 $26.32–$228.93 — —
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Marshall Medical Centers Boaz, AL · (256) 593-8310 LAB-NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,AMPL $293.50 $293.50 $26.32–$228.93 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $98.25, median $98.25, highest $98.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $98.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This test looks for the genetic material of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). It is run on a urine sample or a swab, often from the same sample as a chlamydia test, and is used for screening and when there are symptoms.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the gonorrhea test only. The visit, the sample collection and a chlamydia test on the same sample (87491) are usually billed separately.