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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Arizona 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 5 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$17.78$14.79 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$28.84 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $18 to $87Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $41professional $18

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
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.18

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $21.88 · 34th 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.