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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 8 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$10.47$7.41 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$12.30 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $72Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $17professional $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
$11.48
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.70
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.78

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $12.30 · 37th 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.