Gonorrhea test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $16.38 to $237.34, with a median of $44.88. The lowest listed price is at Lakeside Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $28.50 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $60.94 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $44.88, is 54% below the US median of $97.55.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($35.09).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 87591, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $16.38 | $117.00 | $110.88–$80.68 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab N Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $16.38 | $117.00 | $110.88–$80.68 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab N Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $16.38 | $117.00 | $110.88–$80.68 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab N Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $18.72 | $117.00 | $105.30–$89.51 | 84% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Detection Test for Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhoeae Bacteria)+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $130.00 | $130.00–$78.95 | 84% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Gc Amplified Detection+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $22.82 | $163.00 | $108.54–$80.68 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Gc Amplified Detection+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $22.82 | $163.00 | $108.54–$80.68 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Gc Amplified Detection+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $22.82 | $163.00 | $108.54–$80.68 | 86% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Labcorp Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Nna 188086+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $24.57 | $91.00 | $25.76–$91.00 | 73% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Omega-N Gonnorhea Dna Probe File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $29.92 | $187.00 | $143.06–$88.64 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Gc Amplified Detection File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $39.04 | $244.00 | $115.66–$78.95 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Omega-Nuc Acid Am Neisseria+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $39.68 | $248.00 | $117.55–$78.95 | 84% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $44.88 | $204.00 | $31.46–$183.60 | 78% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Omega-N Gonnorhea Dna Probe+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $49.56 | $354.00 | $130.27–$65.95 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Detection Test for Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhoeae Bacteria)+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $53.34 | $381.00 | $140.21–$70.98 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.08 | $204.00 | $31.46–$173.40 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA CONF+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $57.12 | $204.00 | $31.58–$199.02 | 72% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $62.44 | $223.00 | $31.58–$199.02 | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $62.91 | $233.00 | $31.46–$198.05 | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $200.00 | $14.74–$150.00 | 68% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA CONF+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65.28 | $204.00 | $14.74–$153.00 | 68% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.85 | $255.00 | $31.46–$216.75 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Omega-Nuc Acid Am Neisseria+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $80.74 | $367.00 | $126.69–$90.53 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $87.36 | $312.00 | $31.58–$268.01 | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $125.44 | $392.00 | $14.74–$294.00 | 68% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 NEISSERIA GONORR DNA PCR File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $237.34 | $673.00 | $34.39–$308.23 | 65% |
Outpatient: lowest $16.38, median $44.88, highest $237.34 — a 14.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $60.05. 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 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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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11 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87591 ($95.15). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LAOmega-Nuc Acid Am Neisseria | $2.52 | file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LAEj Ref Lab Gc-Thin Prep | $2.52 | file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LAEj Ref Lab Neisseria Gon Dna Amp Dna | $2.52 | file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LAOmega-Nuc Acid Am Neisseria | $2.52 | file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LAEj Ref Lab Gc-Thin Prep | $2.52 | file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LAEj Ref Lab Neisseria Gon Dna Amp Dna | $2.52 | file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LAOmega-Nuc Acid Am Neisseria | $2.52 | file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LAEj Ref Lab Gc-Thin Prep | $2.52 | file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LAEj Ref Lab Neisseria Gon Dna Amp Dna | $2.52 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LAEj Ref Lab Neisseria Gon Dna Amp Dna | $2.88 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LAEj Ref Lab Gc-Thin Prep | $2.88 | file |