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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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$12.88$7.41 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$12.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $43Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$22.39
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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$13.49

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.