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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Georgia 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$64.57 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$141 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $110 to $490Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $43 to $288
$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $141

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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$302.00
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
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 19th of 51

$141

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.