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Chlamydia Culture Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$15.14 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$19.50 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $135Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $29
$10$100$1Kfacility $32professional $17

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
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.55
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.18
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.11

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$17.78

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.