Lab tests CPT 87591 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gonorrhea test cost in Beaumont, TX — inpatient

In Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $75.09 to $276.40, with a median of $175.75. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas — $100.66 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $141.71 at 286 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2024 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$75.09The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
Median$175.75half pay less
Highest$276.40in this market
Difference3.7×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 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.

median
Lowest $75.09Highest $276.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas lowest Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 RL NEISSERIA AMPLIF NA PROBE $75.09 $75.09 $11.26–$75.09 — Dec 26, 2024
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The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 NEISSERIA AMPLIF NA PROBE $95.31 $95.31 $14.30–$95.31 — Dec 26, 2024
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Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont Beaumont, TX N.Gonorrhoeae DNA Amp Prob $276.40 $276.40 $193.48–$234.94 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $75.09, median $175.75, highest $276.40 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $235.29 — 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.