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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

New York 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 York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 9 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$214$138 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$263 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $224 to $724Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $105 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $214

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
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$501.19
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$954.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$501.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where New York 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 York· 27th 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.