go back

Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Missouri 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$26.92$14.45 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$25.12 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $10 to $166
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $27

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
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.92
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
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.57

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 12th of 51

$28.18

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.