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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87510

A sample is tested for genetic material from Gardnerella vaginalis, a bacteria commonly associated with bacterial vaginosis, using a technique that directly detects the organism's genetic material. This helps identify a specific bacterial cause of vaginal symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis) cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$13.18 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$12.02 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $19professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $19.95 · 44th of 51
NE $46.77DC $15.49

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.