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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Rhode Island 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$7.76 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$14.79 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $42Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$10$20$50facility $15professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$23.99

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$12.59

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.