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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

New Jersey 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$112$95.50 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$186 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,023Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $78 to $141
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $229professional $112

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
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $120 · 38th 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.