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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Louisiana 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$14.79$12.88 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.79 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $76
$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $15

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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$15.85

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.