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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

New Mexico 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 6 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$195$138 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$234 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $170 to $56,234Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,738
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $398professional $195

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 47th of 51

$195

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.