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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 6 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$141$120 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$178 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $813Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $102 to $288
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $251professional $141

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
$251.19
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$208.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th 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.