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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Kentucky 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$19.95$16.22 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$16.22 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $50Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
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
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$19.50

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.