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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Arkansas 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 7 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$23.44$16.22 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$22.91 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $23 to $54Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $40
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $31professional $23

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
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $23.99 · 25th 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.