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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Maine 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 Maine, 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 $525 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$263$214 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$263 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,698Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $295
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $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
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 21st 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.