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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Florida 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$186$158 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$224 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,413Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $138 to $257
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $186

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
$190.55
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$346.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$245.47

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$186

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.