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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Montana 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$355$302 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$331 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,514Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,738
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $355professional $355

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
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$355

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.