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Infection Test Based On Enzyme Activity

Vermont 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$13.49$11.75 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$20.42 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $12 to $219Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $13

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$13.49

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.