Gonorrhea test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $20.30 to $1,507.61, with a median of $248.97. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $228.67 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $80.42 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $248.97, is 155% above the US median of $97.59.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($35.09).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 87591, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 N GONOR DNA AMP PROBE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $70.00 | $32.53–$92.99 | 71% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.08 | $28.08 | $5.22–$35.09 | — |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc N.Gonorrhoeae, Dna, Amp Prob File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $633.53 | $35.09–$506.82 | 94% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc N.Gonorrhoeae, Dna, Amp Prob File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $633.53 | $35.09–$585.38 | 94% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc N.Gonorrhoeae, Dna, Amp Prob File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $557.62 | $31.58–$557.62 | 94% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 N GONORRHEAE RNA THROAT +1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $134.00 | $37.39–$109.34 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RF BILL N GORNORRHOEAE MAWD File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $41.47 | $143.00 | $32.53–$116.97 | 71% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Neisseria gonorrhoeae by TMA File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $43.21 | $149.00 | $32.53–$121.88 | 71% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 N gonorrhoeae DNA PROBE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $45.82 | $158.00 | $32.53–$129.24 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 GC NEISSERIA GONARRHEAE File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $94.90 | $135.57 | $35.09–$115.23 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 GC BY PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.64 | $368.00 | $31.58–$331.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 GC BY PCR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.64 | $368.00 | $36.84–$331.20 | 52% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 GONORRHOEAE 87591 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $321.30 | $459.00 | $35.09–$444.77 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC N GONORRHOEAE - C TRACHOMATIS, N GONORRHOEAE, RNA TMA RECTAL - QDID+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC N.GONORRHOEAE, DNA, AMP PROB - GC DNA PCR REFER+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 GC AMP PROBE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $812.14 | $812.14 | $18.93–$730.93 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,050.72 | $1,050.72 | $18.93–$893.11 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 GC AMP PROBE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,182.44 | $1,182.44 | $18.93–$1,064.20 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,206.77 | $1,206.77 | $33.16–$1,206.77 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 GC AMP PROBE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,407.14 | $1,407.14 | $18.93–$1,125.71 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,507.61 | $1,507.61 | $18.93–$1,130.71 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $20.30, median $248.97, highest $1,507.61 — a 74.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $176.64. 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 10 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
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