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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

South Carolina 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$19.95$15.49 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$79.43 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $41 to $182Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $36
$10$20$50$100$200facility $91professional $20

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
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
3 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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$21.88

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.