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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Illinois 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$117$97.72 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$148 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $117 to $355Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $3 to $245
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $224professional $117

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
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$288.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $120 · 39th 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.