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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 July 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 7 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$204$93.33 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$135 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $85 to $589Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $85 to $933
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $339professional $204

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
$100.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $204 · 4th of 51
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.