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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Milwaukee, WI costs $41 to $199. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $41 at Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, the median is $105 and the highest is $199 at Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee. The most expensive hospital lists 4.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $105 is 52% above the national median of $69 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $28 to $179. 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 November 2025 and March 2026. 8 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.

$41
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin · 13 mi
$64 below the median
$105
median cash price
10 hospitals
4.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/18
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin

Glendale · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$41
list $78 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$62
list $112 · lowest of 9 lines
3
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$105
list $210 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$105
list $210 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$105
list $210 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$105
list $210 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $214 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $214
9
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $214
10
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

$199
list $375 · lowest of 2 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 Milwaukee, WI 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