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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Pittsburgh, PA costs $65 to $697. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $65 at Heritage Valley Beaver, the median is $247 and the highest is $697 at UPMC East. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $247 is 257% 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 $23 to $930. 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 February 2026 and March 2026. 17 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.

$65
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
Heritage Valley Beaver · 29 mi
$182 below the median
$247
median cash price
14 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/31
hospitals with a cash price
17 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$65
list $242
2
Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$65
list $242
3
UPMC Passavant

Pittsburgh · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$71
list $119 · lowest of 10 lines
4
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$71
list $119 · lowest of 12 lines
5
Acmh Hospital

Kittanning · 28 mi · File Mar 2026

$74
list $246 · lowest of 2 lines
6
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$128
list $214 · lowest of 14 lines
7
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$247
list $412 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

$247
list $412 · lowest of 4 lines
9
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$287
list $478 · lowest of 20 lines
10
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$367
list $611 · lowest of 24 lines
11
UPMC Mckeesport Hospital

Mc Keesport · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$436
list $727 · lowest of 14 lines
12
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$442
list $736 · lowest of 32 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 Pittsburgh, PA 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