Lab tests CPT 87591 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gonorrhea test cost in Mason City, IA — inpatient

In Mason City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $54.60 to $54.60, with a median of $54.60. Across Iowa, the median is $84.54 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$54.60MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Median$54.60half pay less
Highest$54.60in 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 Mason City, IA.

median
Lowest $54.60Highest $54.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center lowest Mason City, IA · (641) 428-7000 HC Warde 3723400 Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Urogenital $54.60 $84.00 $21.50–$84.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center lowest Mason City, IA · (641) 428-7000 HC Mayo Cgrna Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae $54.60 $84.00 $21.50–$84.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center lowest Mason City, IA · (641) 428-7000 HC Warde 3000499 Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae $54.60 $84.00 $21.50–$84.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center lowest Mason City, IA · (641) 428-7000 HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae $54.60 $84.00 $21.50–$84.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $54.60, median $54.60, highest $54.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $54.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.