Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Charlotte, NC-SC costs $50 to $226. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $50 at Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital, the median is $113 and the highest is $226 at Caromont Regional Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.5 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Charlotte, NC-SC median of $113 is 36% above the national median of $83 across 1411 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $16 to $215. 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 December 2025 and May 2026. 16 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 onlyMooresville · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Concord · 22 mi · File Dec 2025
Gastonia · 21 mi · File May 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 Charlotte, NC-SC without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Atrium Health AnsonFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health LincolnFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health PinevilleFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health UnionFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health University CityFile could not be read
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthFile could not be read
- Iredell Memorial Hospital INCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Musc Health Chester Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Musc Health Lancaster Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterNo website on record
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Piedmont Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading