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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 July 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Culture Test cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$15.14 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$19.50 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $19 to $71Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $129
$20$50$100facility $37professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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· 8th of 51

$23.44

HI $35.48DC $14.79

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.