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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

New Jersey 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$14.13$14.13 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$27.54 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $19 to $148Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $14

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
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$162.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
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
$20.42

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$14.79

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.