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Chlamydia test (DNA) in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $76 to $382. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for chlamydia test (dna) (CPT 87491). The lowest is $76 at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center, the median is $246 and the highest is $382 at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $246 is 273% above the national median of $66 across 554 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $528. 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 January 2026 and July 2026. 22 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.

$76
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center · 38 mi
$170 below the median
$246
median cash price
13 hospitals
5.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$76
list $152 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC

Lanham · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$98
list $100
3
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$119
list $121 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinton · 34 mi · File Apr 2026

$129
list $132 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$131
list $261 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$131
list $261 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$246
list $491
8
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$246
list $491
9
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$246
list $491
10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$246
list $491
11
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$246
list $491
12
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$253
list $389 · 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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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