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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 8 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$257$224 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$263 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $263 to $1,000Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $138 to $513
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $257

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
$380.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 28th 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.