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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Kentucky 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$107$57.54 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$120 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $115 to $214Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $58 to $324
$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $107

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
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$117

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.