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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Colorado 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 7 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$200$158 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$347 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,318Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $110 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $646professional $200

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
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$275

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.