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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$21.38$11.75 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$26.92 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $81Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $21

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
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th 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.