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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Kentucky 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$16.60$10.00 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$19.95 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $17 to $98Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $18.20 · 48th 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.