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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

South Carolina 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$10.00$9.55 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$10.47 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $58Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $25professional $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
$9.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $10.72 · 46th 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.