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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Portland, ME costs $37 to $192. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Portland-South Portland, 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 Portland-South Portland, ME metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $37 at Northern Light Mercy Hospital, the median is $120 and the highest is $192 at Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 5.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Portland, ME median of $120 is 50% above the national median of $80 across 1558 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $20 to $309. 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 October 2026. 1 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.

$37
lowest cash price in Portland, ME
Northern Light Mercy Hospital · 8 mi
$83 below the median
$120
median cash price
4 hospitals
5.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/5
hospitals with a cash price
1 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Northern Light Mercy Hospital

Portland · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $141 · lowest of 4 lines
2
York Hospital

York · 37 mi · File Jul 2026

$120
list $200 · lowest of 5 lines
3
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center

Portland · 7 mi · File Oct 2026

$129
list $129 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital

Brunswick · 32 mi · File Oct 2026

$192
list $192 · 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 Portland, ME 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