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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Louisiana 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$67.61 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$135 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $135 to $437Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $60 to $186
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $182professional $141

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
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$151

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.