Gonorrhea test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $20.30 to $606.05, with a median of $176.64. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $156.34 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $81.25 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 N GONOR DNA AMP PROBE | $20.30 | $70.00 | $32.53–$92.99 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc N.Gonorrhoeae, Dna, Amp Prob | $35.00 | $557.62 | $31.58–$557.62 | 94% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 RF BILL N GORNORRHOEAE MAWD | $41.47 | $143.00 | $32.53–$116.97 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Neisseria gonorrhoeae by TMA | $43.21 | $149.00 | $32.53–$121.88 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 N GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE | $45.82 | $158.00 | $32.53–$129.24 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 N gonorrhoeae DNA PROBE | $45.82 | $158.00 | $32.53–$129.24 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 GC BY PCR | $176.64 | $368.00 | $31.58–$331.20 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 GC BY PCR | $176.64 | $368.00 | $36.84–$331.20 | 52% | — source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA DNA PROBE | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC N.GONORRHOEAE, DNA, AMP PROB - GC DNA PCR REFER | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA BY TMA 10120 | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC NEISSERIA GONNORRHOEAE - CHLAMYDIA T & N GONNORRHOEAE BY TMA - ARUP | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC NEISSERIA GONNORRHOEAE BY TMA - ARUP | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC N GONORRHOEAE - C TRACHOMATIS, N GONORRHOEAE, RNA TMA RECTAL - QDID | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC N GONORRHOEAE - C TRACHOMATIS, N GONORRHOEAE, RNA TMA THROAT - QDID | $606.05 | $606.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.30, median $176.64, highest $606.05 — a 29.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.