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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Idaho 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$120 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$158 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $141 to $513Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $60 to $275
$100$200$500facility $269professional $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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$229.09
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 16th of 51

$151

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.