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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 87485

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Chlamydia pneumoniae, a bacterium that causes chest infections including pneumonia and bronchitis, in a sample from the airway. Detecting the organism's DNA identifies it far faster than growing it in culture. It is used when this organism is suspected as the cause of a respiratory infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $30.90.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $20 to $52Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $16

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
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
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Texas 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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$20.89

TX $57.54AL $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.