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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Lewiston, ME costs $35 to $80. Here's every hospital's price.

2 hospitals in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $35 at Central Maine Medical Center, the median is $35 and the highest is $80 at St Mary's Regional Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 2.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Lewiston, ME median of $35 is 56% below the national median of $80 across 1559 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $34 to $148. 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 April 2026 and June 2026.

$35
lowest cash price in Lewiston, ME
Central Maine Medical Center · 4 mi
$35
median cash price
2 hospitals
2.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
2/2
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Central Maine Medical Center

Lewiston · 4 mi · File Jun 2026

$35
list $148
2
St Mary's Regional Medical Center

Lewiston · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$80
list $211 · lowest of 3 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?

Questions people ask