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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

New Mexico 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 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$21.88$17.78 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$30.90 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $22 to $200Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $132
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $65professional $22

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
$23.99
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $23.99 · 21st 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.