Lab tests CPT 87591 Outpatient

Gonorrhea test cost in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $31.20 to $31.20, with a median of $31.20. Across Alaska, the median is $58.50 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87591, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$31.20Alaska Specialty Hospital
Median$31.20half pay less
Highest$31.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alaska Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK HC IADNA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ $31.20 $40.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $31.20, median $31.20, highest $31.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $31.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.