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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

North Dakota 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 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$204$158 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$100 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $347Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $72 to $288
$100$200$500facility $148professional $204

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
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$186

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.