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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Shreveport, LA costs $42 to $59. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $42 at Desoto Regional Health System, the median is $54 and the highest is $59 at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent.

The Shreveport, LA median of $54 is 32% below 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 $18 to $157. 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 June 2026. 4 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.

$42
lowest cash price in Shreveport, LA
Desoto Regional Health System · 28 mi
$12 below the median
$54
median cash price
3 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
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4 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Desoto Regional Health System

Mansfield · 28 mi · File Jun 2026

$42
list $60
2
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

Shreveport · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$54
list $209 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent

Shreveport · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$59
list $209 · lowest of 4 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 Shreveport, LA 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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