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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Richmond, KY costs $62 to $442. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Richmond-Berea, KY 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 Richmond-Berea, KY metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $62 at Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital, the median is $136 and the highest is $442 at Baptist Health Richmond. The most expensive hospital lists 7.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Richmond, KY median of $136 is 71% above the national median of $80 across 1384 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $26 to $1,134. 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 September 2026.

$62
lowest cash price in Richmond, KY
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital · 15 mi
$74 below the median
$136
median cash price
4 hospitals
7.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/4
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital

Irvine · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$62
list $104 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf

Berea · 5 mi · File Feb 2026

$136
list $283 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Rockcastle County Hospital, INC.

Mount Vernon · 18 mi · File Jul 2026

$144
list $189
4
Baptist Health Richmond

Richmond · 10 mi · File Sep 2026

$442
list $589
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