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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81514

This laboratory analysis examines a vaginal fluid sample for specific bacteria-related markers and combines the results into a single score. That score helps determine whether an active vaginal bacterial infection is present at the time of testing. It gives clinicians information to help confirm a diagnosis and guide treatment decisions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $977 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$589$263 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$263 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,042Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $186 to $871
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $589

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$851.14
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$589

AK $589VT $186

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.