Lab tests CPT 87591 Outpatient

Gonorrhea test cost in Milwaukee, WI

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 17 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $41.34 to $198.75, with a median of $105.00. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's — $63.66 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $143.02 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$41.34Columbia St. Mary's
Median$105.00half pay less
Highest$198.75in this market
Difference4.8×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

median
Lowest $41.34Highest $198.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Columbia St. Mary's lowest Glendale, WI GC NAAT $41.34 $78.00 $34.04–$62.88 47% —
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA $61.60 $112.00 $78.40–$106.40 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA $61.60 $112.00 $78.40–$106.40 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA EYE $67.79 $123.25 $86.28–$117.09 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA EYE $67.79 $123.25 $86.28–$117.09 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA CONFIRM $84.70 $154.00 $107.80–$146.30 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA CONFIRM $84.70 $154.00 $107.80–$146.30 45% Mar 23, 2026
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Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI MISC LAB $105.00 $210.00 $28.07–$178.50 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $113.42 $214.00 $36.84–$164.91 47% —
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Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $113.42 $214.00 $36.84–$164.91 47% —
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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $113.42 $214.00 $36.84–$164.91 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Glendale, WI NEISS GONORRHEA AMP PROBE $161.12 $304.00 $34.04–$85.60 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $198.75 $375.00 $36.84–$160.13 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $198.75 $375.00 $36.84–$160.13 47% —
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Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $198.75 $375.00 $36.84–$160.13 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $198.75 $375.00 $36.84–$160.13 47% —
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Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $198.75 $375.00 $36.84–$160.13 47% —
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Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC NESSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA AMPLIFIED PROBE $198.75 $375.00 $36.84–$160.13 47% —
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Outpatient: lowest $41.34, median $105.00, highest $198.75 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $105.00. 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 14 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 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.