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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, 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 $302 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$112$107 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$135 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $107 to $617Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $74 to $170
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $302professional $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
$112.20
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$204.17
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $120 · 37th 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.