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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87905

A laboratory test that detects an infection indirectly, by measuring an enzyme the organism releases rather than looking for the organism itself. A common example is a swab of vaginal fluid tested for an enzyme produced by the bacteria involved in bacterial vaginosis. It gives a quick result that supports a diagnosis alongside the clinical examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$9.12$9.12 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$9.12 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$22.91

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$9.12

NE $30.90DC $9.12

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.