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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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$8.51 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$15.85 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $25professional $13

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$12.88

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.