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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Columbus, OH costs $38 to $219. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $38 at Grady Memorial Hospital, the median is $78 and the highest is $219 at Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $78 is 13% above the national median of $69 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $33,500. 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 October 2025 and July 2026. 6 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.

$38
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Grady Memorial Hospital · 27 mi
$40 below the median
$78
median cash price
13 hospitals
5.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/20
hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$38
list $59 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$50
list $77 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$50
list $56 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$52
list $116 · lowest of 6 lines
5
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$59
list $91 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$59
list $91 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$78
list $120 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$93
list $143 · lowest of 5 lines
9
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$93
list $143 · lowest of 6 lines
10
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$93
list $143 · lowest of 5 lines
11
Diley Ridge Medical Center

Canal Winchester · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$93
list $143 · lowest of 5 lines
12
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$93
list $143 · lowest of 5 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 Columbus, OH 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