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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Indiana 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 Indiana, 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 $200 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$93.33 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$141 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $117 to $427Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $58 to $141
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $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
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Indiana· 36th of 51

$120

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.