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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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $417 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$60.26 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$269 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $110 to $661Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $60 to $295
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$186

AK $324AL $63.10

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.