Chlamydia test (DNA) in Charlotte, NC-SC costs $74 to $231. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $74 at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, the median is $119 and the highest is $231 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 3.1 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Charlotte, NC-SC median of $119 is 48% above the national median of $80 across 1419 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $21 to $219. 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 December 2025 and May 2026. 16 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyMooresville · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Concord · 22 mi · File Dec 2025
Gastonia · 21 mi · File May 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 87491. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Charlotte, NC-SC without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Atrium Health AnsonFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health LincolnFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health PinevilleFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health UnionFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health University CityFile could not be read
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthFile could not be read
- Iredell Memorial Hospital INCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Musc Health Chester Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Musc Health Lancaster Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterNo website on record
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Piedmont Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading