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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Nebraska 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 8 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$38.02$19.95 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$44.67 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $23 to $166Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $83professional $38

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
$29.51
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$57.54

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $46.77 · 1st 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.