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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$240$174 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$263 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $209 to $646Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $138 to $380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $240

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
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th 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.