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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

New Mexico 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 6 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$117$102 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$224 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $170 to $363Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $229
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $257professional $117

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
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $141 · 27th 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.