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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Rhode Island 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$12.88 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$23.99 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $23 to $71Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50facility $25professional $16

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$20.89

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.