Gonorrhea test cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $27.52 to $179.25, with a median of $50.52. The lowest listed price is at Sharp Memorial Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $23.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $66.04 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC N GONORRHOEAE TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $1.15–$27.52 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC N GONORRHOEAE TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $2.32–$3,399.33 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC N GONORRHOEAE TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $1.00–$625.89 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC N GONORRHOEAE TMA | $27.52 | $36.69 | $1.00–$29.35 | 25% | — source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN CHLA AMP, NEIS AMP PROB LC1 | $35.00 | $202.64 | $10.53–$204.94 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 CHLAMYDIA/GC AMP | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$204.94 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 GC NAA LC192560 | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$204.94 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 GC, AMP TECH | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$204.94 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 NEISSERIA GONOR PCR AMP - 87591 - 1371657 | $35.00 | $160.00 | $10.53–$204.94 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB | $35.00 | $204.94 | $10.53–$204.94 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,NAA | $35.00 | $175.45 | $10.53–$204.94 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 NEISSERIA GONOR PCR AMP - 87591 - 1471655 | $35.00 | $80.00 | $10.53–$204.94 | 56% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN PAP HPV,N. AMP PROB LC1 | $35.00 | $35.09 | $10.53–$204.94 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN CT NG T. VG,N. AMP PROB LC1 | $35.00 | $175.45 | $10.53–$204.94 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 PN CHLA CONF,NEIS AMP PROB LC1 | $35.00 | $175.45 | $10.53–$204.94 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 IADNA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $66.04 | $127.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA IADNA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $66.04 | $127.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 IADNA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $66.04 | $127.00 | $24.00–$70.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB - GC DNA PCR | $171.00 | $228.00 | $1.00–$186.96 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB - GC DNA PCR | $171.00 | $228.00 | $1.00–$223.44 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB - GC DNA PCR | $171.00 | $228.00 | $1.30–$7,998.43 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB - GC DNA PCR | $171.00 | $228.00 | $1.10–$223.44 | 25% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Detection Test For Neisseria Gonorrhoeae (Gonorrhoeae Bacteria) | $171.05 | $311.00 | $35.09–$419.85 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Dna Pcr | $179.25 | $239.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Pcr Gc Amplified Prb | $248.25 | $331.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Scripps Nicu - Gonorrhea Ag Probe,Ampli | $264.00 | $352.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.52, median $50.52, highest $179.25 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $66.04. 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 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87591 ($105.00). 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.
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CAHC N GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PRO | $7.50 | file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CAHC N GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PRO | $7.50 | file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CAHC N GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PRO | $7.50 | file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CAHC N GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PRO | $7.50 | file |