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Molecular Test for Bacterial Vaginosis

Vermont 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$100 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$48.98 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $48 to $525Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $81 to $240
$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $166

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 50th of 51

$85.11

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.