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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Illinois 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$18.20$16.60 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$31.62 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $3 to $41
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $46professional $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
$19.95
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$95.50

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $23.99 · 20th 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.