Lab tests CPT 87591 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gonorrhea test cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $115.20 to $115.20, with a median of $115.20. Across Kentucky, the median is $150.38 at 15 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 — and —.

Lowest$115.20Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$115.20half pay less
Highest$115.20in 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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $115.20Highest $133.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC So N Gonorrhoeae Dna Amp Prob $115.20 $192.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC N.Gonorrhea, Dna, Amp Probe $133.80 $223.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $115.20, median $115.20, highest $115.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $128.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.