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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 July 2026.

How much does Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 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$11.75$9.12 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$15.49 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $78Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $36professional $12

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
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $12.30 · 39th 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.