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Chlamydia Culture Test

Kentucky 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$9.77 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$15.85 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $37Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $17

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.89

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$16.60

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.