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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$234$158 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$295 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $295 to $407Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $132 to $398
$100$200$500facility $295professional $234

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
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
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Arkansas· 14th of 51

$295

AK $589DE $158

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.