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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

North Dakota 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$302 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$186 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $398Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $135 to $525
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $380

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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$339

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.