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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Mississippi 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$145$77.62 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$148 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $257Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $65 to $257
$100$200facility $148professional $145

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
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$316.23

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$145

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.