Lab tests CPT 87591 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gonorrhea test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $94.50 to $189.00, with a median of $189.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $94.50 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $84.84 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 87591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$94.50Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$189.00half pay less
Highest$189.00in this market
Difference2.0×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $94.50Highest $311.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So N Gonorrhoeae Dna Amp Prob $94.50 $315.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So N Gonorrhoeae Dna Amp Prob $189.00 $315.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So N Gonorrhoeae Dna Amp Prob $189.00 $315.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So N Gonorrhoeae Dna Amp Prob $189.00 $315.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So N Gonorrhoeae Dna Amp Prob $189.00 $315.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC N.Gonorrhea, Dna, Amp Probe $190.20 $317.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC N.Gonorrhea, Dna, Amp Probe $190.20 $317.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC N.Gonorrhea, Dna, Amp Probe $190.20 $317.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC N.Gonorrhea, Dna, Amp Probe $190.20 $317.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC N.Gonorrhea, Dna, Amp Probe $311.10 $1,037.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $94.50, median $189.00, highest $189.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $185.40 — 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.