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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$204 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$209 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,202Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $132 to $562
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $251

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
3 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
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$338.84

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$263

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.