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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Kansas 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$234$195 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$302 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $263 to $617Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $331
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $234

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
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 14th of 51

$282

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.