Gonorrhea test cost in Santa Cruz, CA
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $39.60 to $39.60, with a median of $39.60. Across California, the median is $53.28 at 146 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 462-7700 IA NEISSERIA GONO AMP PRB | $39.60 | $88.00 | $35.09–$334.28 | 55% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.60, median $39.60, highest $39.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $39.60. 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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87591 ($112.00). 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.
| Dignity Health Santa Cruz, CARL-A-CGAMD 60241B | $4.50 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAQ11363 N.GONORRHO,DN | $8.52 | file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CAN.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB | $8.52 | file |