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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Mississippi 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$33.88$19.95 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.38 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $18 to $107Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $15 to $60
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $34

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
$36.31
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$41.69

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $33.88 · 5th 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.