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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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$8.51$8.51 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.60 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $12 to $89Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $9

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
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$37.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$9.12

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.