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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Nebraska 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$13.18$12.02 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$28.18 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $12 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $166
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$81.28

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 41st of 51

$16.60

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.