Skip to main content
PricedCare

Gonorrhea test (DNA) in St. Louis, MO-IL costs $50 to $227. Here's every hospital's price.

17 hospitals in the St. Louis, MO-IL 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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, 17 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $50 at OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center, the median is $111 and the highest is $227 at Hshs Holy Family Hospital INC. The most expensive hospital lists 4.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The St. Louis, MO-IL median of $111 is 60% above the national median of $69 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

17 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $7 to $315. 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 March 2026 and June 2026. 19 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.

$50
lowest cash price in St. Louis, MO-IL
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center · 15 mi
$60 below the median
$111
median cash price
17 hospitals
4.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
17/36
hospitals with a cash price
19 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center

Alton · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$50
list $84 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Mercy Hospital Lincoln

Troy · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$73
list $112 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Mercy Hospital Washington

Washington · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$74
list $114 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Mercy Hospital Jefferson

Crystal City · 38 mi · File Jun 2026

$92
list $142 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Saint Louis · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$110
list $200 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Ssm St Joseph Health Center

Saint Charles · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$111
list $201 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Ssm St Clare Health Center

Fenton · 16 mi · File Apr 2026

$111
list $201 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Ssm Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis

Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$111
list $201 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St Louis

Bridgeton · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$111
list $201 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Ssm St Joseph Hospital West

Lake Saint Louis · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$121
list $220 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Mercy Hospital South

Saint Louis · 16 mi · File Mar 2026

$122
list $122
12
Touchette Regional Hospital INC

Centreville · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$132
list $213
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 St. Louis, MO-IL 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