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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Nebraska 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$85.11 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$339 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $85 to $708Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $81 to $427
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $85

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
$93.33
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$426.58

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 49th of 51

$93.33

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.