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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Tennessee 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$16.98$15.14 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$19.95 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $15 to $85Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $60
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $55professional $17

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
$15.49
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $19.05 · 45th 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.