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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Columbus, OH costs $26 to $207. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $26 at Fairfield Medical Center, the median is $72 and the highest is $207 at Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 8.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $72 is 7% above the national median of $67 across 564 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $33,500. 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 October 2025 and July 2026. 6 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.

$26
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Fairfield Medical Center · 22 mi
$47 below the median
$72
median cash price
13 hospitals
8.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/20
hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$26
list $57 · lowest of 8 lines
2
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$38
list $59 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$50
list $77 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$50
list $56 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$59
list $91 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$59
list $91 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$72
list $111 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$91
list $140 · lowest of 5 lines
9
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$91
list $140 · lowest of 6 lines
10
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$91
list $140 · lowest of 5 lines
11
Diley Ridge Medical Center

Canal Winchester · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$91
list $140 · lowest of 5 lines
12
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$91
list $140 · lowest of 5 lines
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 Columbus, OH 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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