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Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Richmond, KY costs $30 to $150. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Richmond-Berea, KY 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 Richmond-Berea, KY metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $30 at Rockcastle County Hospital, INC., the median is $62 and the highest is $150 at Baptist Health Richmond. The most expensive hospital lists 4.9 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Richmond, KY median of $62 is 25% below the national median of $83 across 1377 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $11 to $386. 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 September 2026.

$30
lowest cash price in Richmond, KY
Rockcastle County Hospital, INC. · 18 mi
$32 below the median
$62
median cash price
4 hospitals
4.9×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/4
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Rockcastle County Hospital, INC.

Mount Vernon · 18 mi · File Jul 2026

$30
list $40
2
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital

Irvine · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$62
list $104 · lowest of 5 lines
3
Chi Saint Joseph Berea Nf

Berea · 5 mi · File Feb 2026

$101
list $210 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Baptist Health Richmond

Richmond · 10 mi · File Sep 2026

$150
list $201
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