Lab tests CPT 87661 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Trichomoniasis test cost in Columbia, SC — inpatient

In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for trichomonas test (NAAT) as an inpatient: from $99.00 to $295.50, with a median of $295.50. The lowest listed price is at Kershaw Medical Center — $196.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $143.25 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 87661, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$99.00Kershaw Medical Center
Median$295.50half pay less
Highest$295.50in this market
Difference3.0×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 Columbia, SC.

median
Lowest $99.00Highest $295.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Kershaw Medical Center lowest Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NA AMPLIFIED TEST $99.00 $198.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia, SC HB TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NA AMPLIFIED TEST $295.50 $591.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NA AMPLIFIED TEST $295.50 $591.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $99.00, median $295.50, highest $295.50 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $295.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.