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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Arizona 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 Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$115$95.50 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$138 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $100 to $575Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $78 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $115

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
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 40th of 51

$117

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.