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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Minnesota 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$302$245 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$263 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,950Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $170 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $302

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 12th of 51

$302

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.