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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Pittsburgh, PA costs $65 to $697. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $65 at Heritage Valley Beaver, the median is $247 and the highest is $697 at UPMC East. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $247 is 276% above the national median of $66 across 554 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $23 to $930. 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 February 2026 and March 2026. 17 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.

$65
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
Heritage Valley Beaver · 29 mi
$182 below the median
$247
median cash price
14 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/31
hospitals with a cash price
17 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$65
list $241
2
Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$65
list $241
3
UPMC Passavant

Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$71
list $119 · lowest of 10 lines
4
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$71
list $119 · lowest of 14 lines
5
Acmh Hospital

Kittanning · 28 mi · File Mar 2026

$74
list $246 · lowest of 2 lines
6
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$99
list $165 · lowest of 16 lines
7
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$247
list $412 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

$247
list $412 · lowest of 4 lines
9
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$287
list $478 · lowest of 22 lines
10
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$320
list $534 · lowest of 22 lines
11
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$389
list $648 · lowest of 30 lines
12
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital

Mc Keesport · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$402
list $670 · lowest of 16 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 Pittsburgh, PA 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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