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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Missouri 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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $457 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$126 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$316 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,259Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $105 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $457professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$257

AK $589DE $158

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.