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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Alabama 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 5 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$204$158 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$191 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $162 to $398Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $158 to $302
$100$200$500facility $240professional $204

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
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$219

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.