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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 July 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$170$141 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$170 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $141 to $513Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $85 to $288
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $195professional $170

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
$194.98
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $182 · 8th 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.