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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Minnesota 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$17.38 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$19.05 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $19 to $81Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $20

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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$147.91
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.79

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 32nd of 51

$19.95

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.