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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$16.22$15.49 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$19.95 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $16 to $148Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$10$100$1Kfacility $34professional $16

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
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.39
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$69.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.39
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$31.62

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 37th of 51

$16.98

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.