Gonorrhea test (DNA) in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $84 to $293. Here's every hospital's price.
13 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for gonorrhea test (dna) (CPT 87591). The lowest is $84 at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center, the median is $215 and the highest is $293 at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.5 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $215 is 210% above the national median of $69 across 549 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $406. 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 January 2026 and July 2026. 22 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyCulpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026
Lanham · 35 mi · File Jan 2026
Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026
Clinton · 34 mi · File Apr 2026
Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026
Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026
Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026
Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 87591. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CtrWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Children's National HospitalNo price file found
- Frederick Health HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- George Washington Univ HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Holy Cross Germantown HospitalNo price file found
- Holy Cross HospitalNo price file found
- Jefferson Medical CenterNo website on record
- Mary Washington HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Reston Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Sibley Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterNo price file found
- Stafford Hospital, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Stonesprings Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Suburban HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- United Medical CenterNo price file found
- University of MD Capital Region Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD Charles Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Virginia Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Warren Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading