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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

New Jersey 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$17.78$15.49 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$30.90 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $23 to $219Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $29
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $65professional $18

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
$25.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $22.91 · 32nd 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.