Gonorrhea test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $48.30 to $342.00, with a median of $84.54. The lowest price is at Winneshiek Medical Center (Decorah). The highest price is 7.1× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87591. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$48.30Winneshiek Medical Center
Median$84.54half pay less
Highest$342.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$36.24vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winneshiek Medical Center lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Detection test by nucleic acid for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhoeae bacteria), amplified probe technique | $48.30 | $69.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Urine GC/Chlamydia PCR - MH/WH/PC | $51.00 | $170.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N. Gonorrhoeae, DNA, SDA | $52.20 | $87.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $54.60 | $84.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL N. Gonorrhoeae, DNA, SDA | $58.20 | $97.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA N GONORRHOEAE DNA, SDA | $58.20 | $97.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC NEISSERIA, AMPLIF NA PROBE | $67.15 | $83.93 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHO AMP PROB | $83.16 | $198.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHO AMP PROB | $85.92 | $179.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE OCULAR PERITONEAL NAA 87591.900 | $86.40 | $108.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHO AMP PROB | $87.71 | $179.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $98.94 | $102.00 | — source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $104.76 | $108.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Mayo Cgrna Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $138.45 | $213.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Mayo Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $138.45 | $213.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Mayo Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $170.95 | $263.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $170.95 | $263.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Central Community Hospital Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $193.05 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $193.05 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $193.05 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $193.05 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $193.05 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $222.30 | $342.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA INFECTIOUS AGENT ANTIGEN DETECTION; GC-DNA | $238.79 | $402.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Mayo Cgrna Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $297.00 | $297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Neisseria Gonorrhoeae | $342.00 | $342.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $67.15 | $207.68 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $52.20 | $58.20 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $67.15 | $138.45 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $51.00 | $83.16 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $67.15 | $170.95 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $58.20 | $98.32 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $85.92 | $85.92 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $48.30 | $48.30 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $193.05 | $193.05 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $98.94 | $98.94 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $193.05 | $193.05 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $193.05 | $193.05 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $104.76 | $104.76 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $86.40 | $86.40 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $67.15 | $67.15 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $238.79 | $238.79 |
What it is
This test looks for the genetic material of Neisseria gonorrhoeae using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT). It is run on a urine sample or a swab, often from the same sample as a chlamydia test, and is used for screening and when there are symptoms.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the gonorrhea test only. The visit, the sample collection and a chlamydia test on the same sample (87491) are usually billed separately.
Gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) in other states
- Alabama$130.48
- Alaska$58.50
- Arizona$35.91
- Arkansas$76.70
- California$66.04
- Colorado$97.01
- Connecticut$99.55
- Delaware$191.98
- Florida$23.10
- Georgia$80.50
- Hawaii$63.00
- Idaho$42.50
- Illinois$119.52
- Indiana$105.00
- Kansas$131.30
- Kentucky$150.38
- Louisiana$24.57
- Maine$66.75
- Maryland$132.18
- Massachusetts$150.00
- Michigan$108.45
- Minnesota$78.58
- Mississippi$52.32
- Missouri$81.25
- Montana$100.32
- Nebraska$83.16
- Nevada$45.65
- New Hampshire$147.75
- New Jersey$40.35
- New Mexico$62.40
- New York$104.15
- North Carolina$86.50
- North Dakota$76.37
- Ohio$87.20
- Oklahoma$78.65
- Oregon$92.00
- Pennsylvania$172.03
- Rhode Island$202.00
- South Carolina$167.38
- South Dakota$86.40
- Tennessee$46.71
- Texas$81.48
- Utah$73.53
- Vermont$157.78
- Virginia$84.84
- Washington$143.10
- West Virginia$56.50
- Wisconsin$143.02
- Wyoming$75.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.