Lab tests CPT 87661 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Trichomoniasis test cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for trichomonas test (NAAT) as an inpatient: from $39.12 to $195.60, with a median of $73.65. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $34.53 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $183.30 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87661, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$39.12Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Median$73.65half pay less
Highest$195.60in this market
Difference5.0×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

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Lowest $39.12Highest $195.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis RNA,Qual-Quest Tech $39.12 $228.00 $85.91–$182.40 83% —
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Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis PCR. Tech $39.12 $228.00 $85.91–$182.40 83% —
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Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 87661 Trichomonas Vaginalis RNA Ql TMA, Males -Quest Tech $39.12 $228.00 $85.91–$182.40 83% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 87661 Trichomonas Vaginalis RNA Ql TMA, Males -Quest Tech $54.47 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 76% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis PCR. Tech $54.47 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 76% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis by TMA Tech $54.47 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 76% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis RNA,Qual-Quest Tech $54.47 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 76% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 87661 Trichomonas Vaginalis RNA Ql TMA, Males -Quest Tech $71.75 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 69% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis PCR. Tech $71.75 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 69% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis RNA,Qual-Quest Tech $71.75 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 69% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 87661 Trichomonas vaginalis by TMA Tech $71.75 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 69% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 SURESWAB TRICHOMONAS $75.54 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS 87661 (SQ) $75.54 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 VAGINITIS PNL, TRICH VAGINALIS $75.54 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Trichomonas vaginalis by TMA $75.54 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 XPERT TV TRICH VAGINALIS AMP PROBE (SQ) $75.54 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 T VAGINALIS RNA (SQ) $75.54 $228.00 $29.83–$182.40 67% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC SURESWAB ADVANCED VAGINITIS, TMA D $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS, MALES $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRICHOMONAS RNA, TMA $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NAAT $195.60 $326.00 $133.01–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRICHOMONOS VAG RNA,QUAL,TMA,FEMALE $195.60 $326.00 $133.01–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC TRICHOMONOS VAG RNA,QUAL,TMA,MALE $195.60 $326.00 $133.01–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC SS ADVD CANDIDA VAG (CV)/TRICH VAG (TV) C $195.60 $326.00 $133.01–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC SURESWAB ADVANCED VAGINITIS, TMA D $195.60 $326.00 $133.01–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC SS ADVD CANDIDA VAG (CV)/TRICH VAG (TV) C $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRICHOMONOS VAG RNA,QUAL,TMA,MALE $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRICHOMONOS VAG RNA,QUAL,TMA,FEMALE $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS NAAT $195.60 $326.00 $211.90–$277.10 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $39.12, median $73.65, highest $195.60 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $73.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.