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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Connecticut 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $407 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$182$158 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$263 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $263 to $708Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $182

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
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$263

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.