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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Harrisburg, PA costs $54 to $196. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $54 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, the median is $76 and the highest is $196 at UPMC Carlisle. The most expensive hospital lists 3.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Harrisburg, PA median of $76 is 6% below the national median of $80 across 1384 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $23 to $360. 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 March 2026.

$54
lowest cash price in Harrisburg, PA
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · 9 mi
$21 below the median
$76
median cash price
5 hospitals
3.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/5
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

Camp Hill · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$54
list $228 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Enola · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$72
list $228 · lowest of 5 lines
3
Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$76
list $228 · lowest of 11 lines
4
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Harrisburg · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$91
list $151 · lowest of 32 lines
5
UPMC Carlisle

Carlisle · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$196
list $326 · lowest of 28 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?

Questions people ask