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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 October 2026.

How much does Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$158$158 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$331 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $166 to $692Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $151 to $776
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$776.25

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 31st of 51

$234

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.