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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Chicago, IL-IN costs $7 to $281. Here's every hospital's price.

34 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 34 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $7 at Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, the median is $144 and the highest is $281 at Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago. The most expensive hospital lists 42 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $144 is 108% above the national median of $69 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

33 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 46 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.

$7
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital · 10 mi
$138 below the median
$144
median cash price
34 hospitals
42×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
34/82
hospitals with a cash price
46 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$7
list $35 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$8
list $35 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange

La Grange · 3 mi · File Apr 2026

$31
list $123 · lowest of 24 lines
4
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale

Hinsdale · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$31
list $123 · lowest of 24 lines
5
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks

Glendale Heights · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$31
list $123 · lowest of 24 lines
6
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook

Bolingbrook · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$31
list $123 · lowest of 24 lines
7
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$47
list $141 · lowest of 14 lines
8
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center

Evergreen Park · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$53
list $88 · lowest of 23 lines
9
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$56
list $200
10
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$56
list $187 · lowest of 9 lines
11
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$64
list $268
12
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$69
list $99 · lowest of 16 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 Chicago, IL-IN 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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