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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Montana 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$17.38$12.30 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.14 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $93Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $76
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $18professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$18.20

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.