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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Iowa 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$16.98 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$23.99 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $63Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $81
$20$50$100facility $35professional $23

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
$15.49
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.79

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$23.99

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.