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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 July 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$224$178 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$295 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $295 to $407Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $158 to $331
$100$200$500facility $331professional $224

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 32nd of 51

$229

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.