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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

North Carolina 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$25.70$18.20 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$16.22 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $16 to $91Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $74
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $26

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
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
3 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
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$25.70

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.