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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Michigan 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$214$158 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$214 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $123 to $389Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $138 to $302
$100$200$500facility $251professional $214

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
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 31st of 51

$251

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.