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Test For Gardnerella Bacteria (Bacterial Vaginosis)

Vermont 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$19.05 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$66.07 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $20 to $355Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $35
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $93professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $23.44 · 30th 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.