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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Boston, MA-NH costs $58 to $150. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $58 at Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center, the median is $82 and the highest is $150 at Cambridge Health Alliance. The most expensive hospital lists 2.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $82 is 18% above the national median of $69 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $513. 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 April 2026. 34 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.

$58
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center · 13 mi
$24 below the median
$82
median cash price
6 hospitals
2.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/41
hospitals with a cash price
34 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center

Brighton · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$58
list $73
2
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$71
list $158 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$82
list $117 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$82
list $117 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$97
list $216
6
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$102
list $145 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$150
list $150 · 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?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask