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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Connecticut 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 6 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$21.88$15.49 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$26.92 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $79Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $22

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
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Connecticut· 14th of 51

$28.18

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.