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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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$110$4.47 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$174 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $151 to $724Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $3 to $186
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $229professional $110

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
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 42nd of 51

$110

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.