Lab tests CPT 87661 Outpatient

Trichomoniasis test cost in Fargo, ND

In Fargo, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for trichomonas test (NAAT): from $34.50 to $34.50, with a median of $34.50. Across North Dakota, the median is $63.70 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87661, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.

Lowest$34.50Essentia Health Fargo
Median$34.50half pay less
Highest$34.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo, ND · (701) 364-8000 IADNA TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH $34.50 $46.00 $12.33–$39.10 25% Jan 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $34.50, median $34.50, highest $34.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.