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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

New Hampshire 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 5 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$263$186 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$501 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,738Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $170 to $490
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $851professional $263

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
$213.80
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 22nd of 51

$263

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.