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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Nebraska 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 7 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$174$174 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$263 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $93 to $589Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,738
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $389professional $174

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
$93.33
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$724.44

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $324 · 9th of 51
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.