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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

North Carolina 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 8 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$129$115 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$115 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $89 to $355Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $219
$100$200$500facility $141professional $129

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
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$129

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.