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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Rhode Island 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 4 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$105$100 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$155 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $141 to $646Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $91 to $138
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $170professional $105

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $105 · 49th 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.