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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Illinois 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$10.96$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.79 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $52Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $3 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $21professional $11

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
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$107.15
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

Illinois $12.30 · 40th of 51
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.