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Chlamydia Pneumoniae DNA Test

Virginia 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$10.00 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$19.95 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $20 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $33professional $14

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
$19.05
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
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
$12.02
Typical High
$32.36
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
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.80

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$16.22

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.