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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 9 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$263$195 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$316 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $209 to $851Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $537professional $263

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
$186.21
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$851.14
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$851.14
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
Tufts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th 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.