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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

North Dakota 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$30.90$22.91 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$14.13 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $47Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $14 to $46
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $31

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
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$34.67

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $30.20 · 7th 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.