Lab tests CPT 87591 Outpatient

Gonorrhea test cost in Detroit, MI

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $16.67 to $364.50, with a median of $74.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health and 2 other hospitals — $57.33 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $108.45 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 87591, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$16.67Henry Ford Health + 2 more
Median$74.00half pay less
Highest$364.50in this market
Difference21.9×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.

median
Lowest $16.67Highest $364.50

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Henry Ford Health lowest Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE $16.67 $29.76 $22.10 44% —
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Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE $16.67 $29.76 $22.10–$28.60 44% —
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Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE $16.67 $29.76 $22.10–$28.60 44% —
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Henry Ford Health lowest East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE $16.67 $29.76 $22.10 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 GONORRHEA DNA AMPLIFICATION $23.97 $51.00 $41.67–$45.33 53% —
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Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 SJH NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE BY PCR $36.66 $78.00 $41.67–$45.33 53% —
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Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 SJH- N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $36.66 $78.00 $41.67–$45.33 53% —
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Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE PHA $40.80 $81.60 $19.19–$61.20 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE REC $40.80 $81.60 $19.19–$61.20 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMP $40.80 $81.60 $19.19–$61.20 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N. GONORRHOEAE, NAA, RECT-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N. GONORRHOEAE, NAA, RECT-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N. GONORRHOEAE NAA, CONF-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 GONOCOCCUS BY NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N. GONORRHOEAE, NAA, RECT-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 GONOCOCCUS BY NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N. GONORRHOEAE NAA, CONF-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N. GONORRHOEAE, NAA, RECT-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N. GONORRHOEAE NAA, CONF-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 GONOCOCCUS BY NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 GONOCOCCUS BY NAA-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N. GONORRHOEAE NAA, CONF-LC $41.44 $74.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N. GONORRHOEAE, NAA, RECT-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GONOCOCCUS BY NAA-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N. GONORRHOEAE, NAA, RECT-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N. GONORRHOEAE NAA, CONF-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GONOCOCCUS BY NAA-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N. GONORRHOEAE NAA, CONF-LC $45.36 $81.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB N GONORRHEA NAP AMPLFD $48.42 $237.00 $18.35–$123.39 80% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB NEISSERIA RNA - THROAT/RECTAL, SO $48.42 $12.12 $12.12–$104.54 -300% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB N GONORRHEA NAP AMPLFD $48.42 $237.00 $28.63–$48.42 80% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB NEISSERIA RNA - THROAT/RECTAL, SO $48.42 $12.12 $8.48–$38.60 -300% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB N GONORRHEA NAP AMPLFD $48.42 $237.00 $18.35–$123.39 80% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB NEISSERIA RNA - THROAT/RECTAL, SO $48.42 $12.12 $9.45–$82.53 -300% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB N GONORRHEA NAP AMPLFD $48.42 $237.00 $18.35–$123.39 80% Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB NEISSERIA RNA - THROAT/RECTAL, SO $48.42 $12.12 $12.12–$104.54 -300% Jun 28, 2026
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McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 GC by PCR $55.80 $111.60 $19.19–$60.75 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 GC DNA, PCR $55.80 $111.60 $19.19–$83.70 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY-LCT $56.00 $100.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY-LCT $56.00 $100.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY-LCT $56.00 $100.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY-LCT $56.00 $100.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 GC DNA, PCR $58.10 $116.20 $19.19–$108.27 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 GC by PCR $58.10 $116.20 $19.19–$108.27 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY-LCT $61.04 $109.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY-LCT $61.04 $109.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB $68.65 $137.30 $19.19–$69.75 50% Dec 31, 2025
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William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Gonococcus Pcr Rna $74.00 $74.00 — — —
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William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Gonococcus Pcr Rna $74.00 $74.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Gonococcus Pcr Rna $74.00 $74.00 — — —
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Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Gonococcus Pcr Rna $74.00 $74.00 — — —
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Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Gonococcus Pcr Rna $74.00 $74.00 — — —
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McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 GC DNA, PCR $90.10 $180.20 $19.19–$129.96 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 GC by PCR $90.10 $180.20 $19.19–$129.96 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 GONORRHEA, DNA AMPLIF $92.85 $185.70 $19.19–$139.27 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 N GONOR AMP PROBE $92.85 $185.70 $19.19–$139.27 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 GC DNA AMP PROBE (SOM) $102.34 $204.68 $19.19–$153.51 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $112.00 $200.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $112.00 $200.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $112.20 $200.36 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONO - AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $112.20 $200.36 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONO - AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $112.20 $200.36 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $112.20 $200.36 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 GC DNA, PCR $119.20 $238.40 $19.19–$124.92 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 GC by PCR $119.20 $238.40 $19.19–$101.53 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $122.64 $219.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONO - AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $122.64 $219.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 NGC AMPLIFIED PROBE $122.64 $219.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 NGC AMPLIFIED PROBE $122.64 $219.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONO-AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $122.64 $219.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 N GONO - AMPLIFIED DNA ASSAY $122.64 $219.00 $22.10–$56.32 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI NGC AMPLIFIED PROBE $122.64 $219.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI NGC AMPLIFIED PROBE $122.64 $219.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 GC PCR $127.68 $228.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI GC PCR $127.68 $228.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 GC PCR $127.68 $228.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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Henry Ford Health Novi, MI GC PCR $127.68 $228.00 $25.58–$63.09 44% —
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VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 GC DNA AMP PROBE $151.28 $201.70 — 25% Apr 6, 2026
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VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 GC DNA AMP PROBE $151.28 $201.70 $1.00–$47.87 25% May 20, 2026
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VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI GC DNA AMP PROBE $151.28 $201.70 — 25% Apr 8, 2026
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Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 N GONOR AMP PROBE $165.75 $221.00 $1.00–$47.87 25% Aug 20, 2026
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Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 N GONOR AMP PROBE $165.75 $221.00 $1.00–$47.87 25% Sep 2, 2026
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VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI N GONOR AMP PROBE $180.00 $240.00 — 25% Apr 8, 2026
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VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 N GONOR AMP PROBE $207.75 $277.00 — 25% Apr 6, 2026
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VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 N GONOR AMP PROBE $254.25 $339.00 — 25% Apr 8, 2026
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VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 N GONOR AMP PROBE $319.50 $426.00 $1.00–$47.87 25% May 20, 2026
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Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 GC DNA AMP PROBE $343.50 $458.00 $1.00–$47.87 25% Sep 2, 2026
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Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 GC DNA AMP PROBE $343.50 $458.00 $1.00–$47.87 25% Aug 20, 2026
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VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 N GONOR AMP PROBE $364.50 $486.00 — 25% Apr 7, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $16.67, median $74.00, highest $364.50 — a 21.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $74.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 12 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.

13 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87591 ($105.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE PHARYNG $6.75 file
VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RECTAL $6.75 file
VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMP $6.75 file
VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE PHARYNG $6.75 file
VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RECTAL $6.75 file
VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMP $6.75 file
VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MIGC DNA AMP PROBE $6.75 file
VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMP $6.75 file
VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MIGC DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $7.50 file
VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MIGC DNA AMP PROBE PHARYNGEAL $7.50 file
VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MIGC DNA AMP PROBE $7.50 file
VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE PHARYNG $8.25 file
VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MINEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RECTAL $8.25 file