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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

New Jersey 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 5 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$10.23$9.12 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$22.39 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $166Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $28professional $10

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
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $12.88 · 31st of 51
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.