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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

South Carolina 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$209$204 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$234 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,259Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $155 to $275
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $209

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
$204.17
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$209

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.