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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Milwaukee, WI costs $41 to $199. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $41 at Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, the median is $113 and the highest is $199 at Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee. The most expensive hospital lists 4.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $113 is 67% above the national median of $67 across 564 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $28 to $191. 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 November 2025 and March 2026. 8 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.

$41
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin · 13 mi
$71 below the median
$113
median cash price
10 hospitals
4.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/18
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin

Glendale · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$41
list $78 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$62
list $112 · lowest of 9 lines
3
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$113
list $225 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$113
list $225 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$113
list $225 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$113
list $225 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $214 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $214
9
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $214
10
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

$199
list $375 · lowest of 2 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 Milwaukee, WI 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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