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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81513

This laboratory test analyzes a vaginal sample using molecular technology to measure specific bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis, a common vaginal condition caused by an imbalance in normal bacteria. The results are combined into a score that helps a doctor determine whether bacterial vaginosis is the likely cause of a patient's symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 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$324$135 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$174 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,122Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $100 to $479
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $324

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$457.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$324

WV $324WY $105

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.