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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Nevada 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$74.13$57.54 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$141 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $141 to $513Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $58 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $166professional $74

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
$112.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$218.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 34th of 51

$120

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.