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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Mississippi 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$7.59 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$21.38 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20facility $21professional $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
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$30.20

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 5th of 51

$18.20

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.