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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 July 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 6 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$93.33 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$141 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $562Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $78 to $316
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $234professional $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
$141.25
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $141 · 26th 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.