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Chlamydia Culture Test

Louisiana 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$11.48 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$25.70 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $20 to $79Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $18

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
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$23.99

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.