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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Illinois 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 6 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$219$145 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$347 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $263 to $646Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $3 to $398
$5$20$100$500facility $457professional $219

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
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 18th of 51

$269

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.