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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Idaho 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$269$245 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$316 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,122Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $158 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $269

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
$316.23
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 16th of 51

$275

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.