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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Kansas 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.41 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$17.78 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $18 to $28Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$25.70
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 7th of 51

$17.78

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.