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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$209$209 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$224 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $209 to $575Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $170 to $398
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $209

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
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$224

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.