Lab tests CPT 87591 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Gonorrhea test cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) as an inpatient: from $128.44 to $128.44, with a median of $128.44. Across Alabama, the median is $70.00 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$128.44Ochsner Choctaw General

Median$128.44half of hospitals charge less

Highest$128.44in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE source file	$128.44	$169.00	—	24%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $128.44, median $128.44, highest $128.44.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $128.44 — 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.