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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Missouri 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 7 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$123$85.11 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$138 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $120 to $316Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $58 to $288
$50$100$200$500facility $186professional $123

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
$89.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 28th of 51

$141

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.