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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 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 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$22.91$17.38 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$32.36 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $20 to $71Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $50professional $23

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
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $28.84 · 10th 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.