Lab tests CPT 87661 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Trichomoniasis test cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for trichomonas test (NAAT) as an inpatient: from $38.16 to $227.52, with a median of $167.73. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis — $129.57 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $107.25 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 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$38.16St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis
Median$167.73half pay less
Highest$227.52in this market
Difference6.0×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $38.16Highest $227.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis lowest Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC TRICHOMONAS VAG AMP PROBE $38.16 $53.00 $14.84–$87.73 28% —
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC TRICHOMONAS VAG AMP PROBE $163.44 $227.00 $30.13–$227.00 28% —
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Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 T VAGINALIS AMP $167.73 $279.55 $279.55 40% —
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC TRICHOMONAS VAG AMP PROBE $193.68 $269.00 $53.80–$269.00 28% —
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS AMPLIF $227.52 $316.00 $31.63–$316.00 28% —
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Inpatient: lowest $38.16, median $167.73, highest $227.52 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $99.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 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.