Gonorrhea test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $41.44 to $237.34, with a median of $60.05. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $18.61 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $57.60 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE source file | $41.44 | $148.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA+2 more lines at this price source file | $55.08 | $204.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA+5 more lines at this price source file | $56.10 | $255.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA source file | $62.44 | $223.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA source file | $62.91 | $233.00 | — | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA source file | $64.00 | $200.00 | — | 68% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA+2 more lines at this price source file | $65.28 | $204.00 | — | 68% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE source file | $68.85 | $255.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA+2 more lines at this price source file | $71.40 | $255.00 | — | 72% |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE source file | $75.48 | $204.00 | — | 63% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE source file | $125.44 | $392.00 | — | 68% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 NEISSERIA GONORR DNA PCR source file | $237.34 | $673.00 | $34.39–$308.23 | 65% |
Inpatient: lowest $41.44, median $60.05, highest $237.34 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $44.88 — 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.