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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Birmingham, AL costs $46 to $339. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Birmingham, AL metro area publish a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Birmingham, AL metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $46 at Grandview Medical Center, the median is $321 and the highest is $339 at Princeton Baptist Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 7.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Birmingham, AL median of $321 is 388% above the national median of $66 across 554 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $19 to $274. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and June 2026. 7 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$46
lowest cash price in Birmingham, AL
Grandview Medical Center · 6 mi
$275 below the median
$321
median cash price
7 hospitals
7.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/14
hospitals with a cash price
7 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Grandview Medical Center

Birmingham · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$46
list $304 · lowest of 4 lines
2
The Children's Hospital of Alabama

Birmingham · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$77
list $180 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System

Bessemer · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

$137
list $182 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Birmingham · 2 mi · File Apr 2026

$321
list $321
5
Shelby Baptist Medical Center

Alabaster · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$339
list $339
6
Walker Baptist Medical Center

Jasper · 36 mi · File Apr 2026

$339
list $339
7
Princeton Baptist Medical Center

Birmingham · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$339
list $339
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 87491. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 87491, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About chlamydia test (dna)

CPT 87491 is a nucleic-acid amplification test for Chlamydia trachomatis, the standard and most accurate test for the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection. It uses a urine sample or a swab; results take one to three days. Routine screening is recommended yearly for sexually active women under 25 and for anyone with a new partner.

What the price covers

The laboratory test only. It is almost always ordered together with the gonorrhea test (87591), which is a separate code and a separate charge, and the visit or specimen collection is billed separately.

Why prices vary

Hospital cash prices for this single test range from around $30 to several hundred dollars. Public health clinics, Planned Parenthood, student health services and direct-to-consumer lab services usually offer combined chlamydia and gonorrhea testing for far less, sometimes free.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 87491, and for 87591 together?
  • Is there a collection or visit fee on top?
  • Is there a public-health or community clinic option nearby?

Hospitals in Birmingham, AL without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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