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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Indiana 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$14.79$9.55 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$18.20 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $68Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $36
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $20professional $15

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
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
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
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.61

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 40th of 51

$16.60

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.