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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Colorado 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 7 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$110$85.11 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$191 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $110 to $724Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $60 to $151
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $347professional $110

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
$89.13
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $148 · 14th 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.