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Chlamydia Culture Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 87110

A laboratory test that grows a live culture from a swab or other specimen to check for chlamydia bacteria. It is one method used to detect a chlamydia infection, distinct from faster molecular tests.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Culture Test cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$15.14 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$23.99 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $62Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$23.44

KS $47.86AL $10.47

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.