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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Virginia 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$60.26 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$141 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $141 to $692Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $58 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $174professional $98

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
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$645.65
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
$199.53
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$115

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.