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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Washington, DC 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$195$195 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$195 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $195 to $447Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $191 to $204
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $195

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$331.13

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$195

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.