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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

New York 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$12.02 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$19.95 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $78Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $19

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
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$56.23
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$74.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$31.62
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$75.86
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
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
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.47

Where New York 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 York· 36th of 51

$19.05

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.