Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Charleston, SC costs $29 to $203. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $29 at Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital, the median is $29 and the highest is $203 at Musc Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 7.1 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Charleston, SC median of $29 is 66% below the national median of $83 across 1411 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
1 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $35 to $39. 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 April 2026. 2 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyCharleston · 15 mi · File Apr 2026
Charleston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026
Mount Pleasant · 17 mi · File Apr 2026
Summerville · 11 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 87591. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Charleston, SC without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Novant Health East Cooper Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Trident Medical CenterNo price file found