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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Virginia 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$16.98$12.88 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$25.12 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $20 to $123Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $49professional $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
$25.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$32.36

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $25.12 · 18th 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.