Lab tests CPT 87661 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Trichomoniasis test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient

In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for trichomonas test (NAAT) as an inpatient: from $27.30 to $32.60, with a median of $27.30. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $87.45 at 94 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 — and —.

Lowest$27.30University Medical Center Surgical Hospital + 1 more
Median$27.30half pay less
Highest$32.60in this market
Difference1.2×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 El Paso, TX.

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Lowest $27.30Highest $32.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX TRICHOMON AMP QUAL MALE $27.30 $136.50 $12.63–$902.17 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TRICHOMON AMP QUAL MALE $27.30 $136.50 $12.63–$902.17 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP $28.56 $142.80 $12.63–$152.99 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NUCLEIC ACID TRICHOMON AMP $28.56 $142.80 $12.63–$152.99 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $30.95 $154.76 $12.63–$152.99 80% —
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University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $32.50 $162.50 $12.63–$780.44 80% —
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University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $32.50 $162.50 $12.63–$780.44 80% —
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El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 TRICHOMON AMP PROBE $32.60 $163.00 $34.18–$130.40 80% —
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El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 TRICHOMON AMP QUAL MALE $32.60 $163.00 $34.18–$130.40 80% —
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Inpatient: lowest $27.30, median $27.30, highest $32.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $27.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.