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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Montana 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$26.92$19.95 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$26.92 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $25 to $138Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $18 to $132
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $39professional $27

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
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Montana 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.

Montana $28.18 · 13th 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.