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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Kansas 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 5 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$135$107 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$174 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $141 to $537Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $85 to $178
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $257professional $135

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
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $178 · 9th 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.