Lab tests CPT 87661 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Trichomoniasis test cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for trichomonas test (NAAT) as an inpatient: from $101.03 to $197.50, with a median of $101.03. The lowest listed price is at Carolinas Medical Center and 7 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $60.00 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 87661, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$101.03Carolinas Medical Center + 7 more
Median$101.03half pay less
Highest$197.50in this market
Difference2.0×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $101.03Highest $197.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$181.85 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$185.89 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$185.89 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$191.95 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$181.85 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$185.89 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $62.64–$177.80 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $67.69–$185.89 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $67.69–$185.89 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$191.95 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $57.93–$191.95 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $101.03 $202.05 $61.22–$191.95 50% Dec 4, 2025
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Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC TRICHOMONAS AMP PROBE $143.25 $191.00 $1.00–$191.00 25% Apr 15, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC TRICHOMONAS AMP PROBE $143.25 $191.00 $1.00–$191.00 25% Sep 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NA AMPLIFIED TEST $149.50 $299.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Trichomonas Vaginalis Dna $161.19 $597.00 $173.73–$205.97 73% —
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Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Trichomonas Vaginalis Dna $161.19 $597.00 $73.21–$205.97 73% —
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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NA AMPLIFIED TEST $197.50 $395.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $101.03, median $101.03, highest $197.50 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $101.03 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 detects Trichomonas vaginalis, a common and curable sexually transmitted parasite, in a swab or urine sample.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test on a swab or urine sample.