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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 8 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$18.62$14.79 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$21.88 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $68Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $27professional $19

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
$16.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $21.88 · 35th 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.