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Vaginal Fluid Bacterial Infection Test

South Dakota 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$302$204 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$501 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $295 to $501Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $178 to $631
$100$200$500facility $501professional $302

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
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 4th of 51

$380

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.