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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Connecticut 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$75.86 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$141 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $107 to $372Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $72 to $200
$100$200$500facility $182professional $93

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$229.09
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
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
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$120

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.