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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Tennessee 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.79 to $112.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $16 to $76Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $174
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $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
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.02
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$22.39

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.