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Chlamydia test (DNA) in San Francisco, CA costs $4 to $167. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $4 at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, the median is $116 and the highest is $167 at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 43 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $116 is 76% above the national median of $66 across 554 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $28 to $11,459. 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 April 2026 and July 2026. 32 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.

$4
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland · 4 mi
$112 below the median
$116
median cash price
6 hospitals
43×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/38
hospitals with a cash price
32 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$4
list $13 · lowest of 7 lines
2
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $48 · lowest of 63 lines
3
Chinese Hospital

San Francisco · 7 mi · File Jul 2026

$116
list $116
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$129
list $230
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$129
list $230 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$167
list $417 · 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 San Francisco, CA 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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