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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Alabama 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$112$85.11 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$72.44 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $62 to $214Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $162
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $129professional $112

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
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $117 · 43rd of 51
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.