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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 October 2026.

How much does Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$85.11 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$141 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $129 to $214Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $74 to $200
$100$200facility $166professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$239.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$107

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.