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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$10.47 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$18.20 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $62Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50facility $25professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$22.91
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$26.92
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$15.85

AK $27.54FL $8.91

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.