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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Delaware 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$15.49$13.49 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$22.91 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $23 to $93Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $60
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $59professional $15

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
$22.91
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $16.60 · 50th 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.