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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 6 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$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$12.30 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $115Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $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
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$12.30

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.