go back

Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 8 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$229$204 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$263 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $204 to $692Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,318
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $229

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
$204.17
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$660.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 19th 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.