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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Massachusetts 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 8 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$12.30$12.30 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$16.98 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $52Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $47
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $28professional $12

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
$11.75
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$75.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$42.66
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $12.59 · 33rd 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.