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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Michigan 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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 7 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$10.72$9.12 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.48 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.13
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$13.49

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 43rd of 51

$11.48

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.