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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Appleton, WI costs $106 to $157. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Appleton, WI metro area publish a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Appleton, WI metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $106 at Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus, the median is $143 and the highest is $157 at Ascension Calumet Hospital.

The Appleton, WI median of $143 is 72% above the national median of $83 across 1411 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $35 to $135. 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 August 2026.

$106
lowest cash price in Appleton, WI
Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus · 3 mi
$37 below the median
$143
median cash price
3 hospitals
1.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/3
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus

Appleton · 3 mi · File Jan 2026

$106
list $186 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton INC

Appleton · 1 mi · File Aug 2026

$143
list $255 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Ascension Calumet Hospital

Chilton · 21 mi · File Jan 2026

$157
list $275 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 87591. 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 87591, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About gonorrhea test (dna)

CPT 87591 is a nucleic-acid amplification test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the standard test for gonorrhea, done on urine or a swab. It is almost always run together with the chlamydia test (87491) from the same sample. Results take one to three days.

What the price covers

The laboratory test only. Chlamydia (87491) is a separate code and charge, and the visit or specimen collection is billed separately. Some laboratories bill a combined code (87801) instead of the two singly.

Why prices vary

Hospital cash prices for this test range from around $30 to several hundred dollars. Public health clinics, sexual health clinics and direct-to-consumer lab services are typically far cheaper, and testing is free in many counties.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 87591 plus 87491 together?
  • Is the specimen collection or visit billed on top?
  • Is free or low-cost testing available at a public clinic nearby?

Questions people ask