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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Iowa 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$28.18$19.95 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$31.62 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $20 to $166Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $76
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $50professional $28

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
$52.48
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$91.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $28.84 · 9th 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.