Lab tests CPT 87591 Outpatient

Gonorrhea test cost in Watertown, NY

In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $156.00 to $156.00, with a median of $156.00. Across New York, the median is $100.87 at 91 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 2, 2026 and Feb 2, 2026.

Lowest$156.00Samaritan Medical Center
Median$156.00half pay less
Highest$156.00in 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.

median
Lowest $156.00Highest $391.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Samaritan Medical Center lowest St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 N.GONORRHOEAE DNA AMP PROB SO $156.00 $156.00 $35.09–$161.06 — Feb 2, 2026
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Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 NEISSERIA GON,AMPLIFIED $391.00 $391.00 $35.09–$332.35 — Feb 2, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $156.00, median $156.00, highest $156.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $156.00. 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.