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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Minnesota 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$14.13$13.80 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$12.30 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $89Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $14

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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 23rd of 51

$14.13

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.